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NK61 General Electric R&D Center Heliport
Schenectady, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NK61
Lat/Long: 42-49-33.7400N 073-52-26.6300W
42-49.562333N 073-52.443833W
42.8260389,-73.8740639
(estimated)
Elevation: 351 ft. / 107 m (estimated)
Variation: 14W (1985)
From city: 4 miles W of SCHENECTADY, NY
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 12309

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: NEW YORK FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (2.9 nm NW): 119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX ASOS at ALB (6 nm SE): 120.45 (518-218-6284)
WX AWOS-3 at 5B2 (13 nm N): 132.025 (518-884-9289)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALBr340/5.7ALBANY VORTAC115.3013W
CAMr261/25.4CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME115.0014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTER137/3.135614WHEU .... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN131/22.652314WJJH .--- .--- ....

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 167 x 93 ft. / 51 x 28 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Latitude: 42-49.562333N
Longitude: 073-52.443833W
Elevation: 351.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GENERAL ELECTRIC GLOBAL RESEARCH
1 RESEARCH CIRCLE
NISKAYUNA, NY 12309
Phone 518-387-6118
Manager: ELIZABETH A. GILDEA
BLDG K-1, 1A70
NISKAYUNA, NY 12309
Phone 518-387-6118

Additional Remarks

- ELIZABETH GILDEA GENERAL ELECTRIC R & D CENTER HELIPORT BLDG K-1, 1A70 NISKAYUNA, NY 12309
- FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NK61.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (3 nm NW)
KALB - Albany International Airport (6 nm SE)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (13 nm N)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (16 nm S)
NY0 - Fulton County Airport (23 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5610:56
Sunrise06:2411:24
Sunset17:5022:50
Evening civil twilight18:1823:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Mar-2026 05:46:52
Local (UTC-5)  06-Mar-2026 00:46:52
 
METAR
KSCH 
2nm NW 		060252Z 04006KT 5SM BKN005 BKN009 OVC020 00/M01 A3031
KALB 
6nm SE 		060510Z 34003KT 2SM -FZRA BR BKN004 OVC008 00/M01 A3032 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 1/2 P0001 I1000 T00001006 $
TAF
KALB 
6nm SE 		060251Z 0603/0624 01005KT 5SM -FZRA BR SCT005 OVC015 TEMPO 0603/0605 2SM -FZRAPL BR BKN005 OVC012 FM060500 01006KT 1 1/2SM -PLSN BR OVC008 FM060700 01005KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 FM061000 01004KT 3SM BR SCT008 OVC012 FM061500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 0618/0624 3SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC012
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