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Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) is a county-owned, public-use airfield three nautical miles north of downtown Schenectady, New York, sharing its site with the Stratton Air National Guard Base. It offers a long ILS-equipped main runway alongside a shorter crosswind runway, making it a useful and well-equipped destination for both general aviation and military traffic in the Capital District.
Schenectady County Airport sits just north of the city of Schenectady in upstate New York and is owned and operated by Schenectady County. It shares its runways with Stratton Air National Guard Base, home to the 109th Airlift Wing, and also hosts Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air and the Empire State Aerosciences Museum. For a simulator pilot the field is notable for its mix of civilian general aviation, flight training and heavy military ski-equipped transport traffic, all operating from a tower-controlled airfield with a full ILS approach.
The airport lies about three nautical miles north of Schenectady's central business district, in New York State. It is served by Albany Approach/Departure on 118.05 MHz for arrivals and departures, indicating that the field sits within controlled airspace associated with the Albany terminal area. The presence of an active control tower on frequency 121.3 MHz confirms that the aerodrome itself is a tower-controlled facility.
Schenectady County Airport has two physical runways. Runway 04/22 is the main runway, a hard-surfaced strip of 6,987 feet, lit, with an ILS serving runway 04. Runway 10/28 is a shorter hard-surfaced crosswind runway, lit, listed at 4,637 feet on runway 10 and 4,836 feet on runway 28. Field elevation is 335 feet.
Arriving and departing traffic works Albany Approach/Departure on 118.05 MHz. The airfield has an AWOS-3 automated weather observation broadcast on 119.275 MHz. The control tower and common traffic advisory frequency both operate on 121.3 MHz, and UNICOM is available on 122.95 MHz. Runway 04 is equipped with an ILS approach.
Schenectady County Airport was founded in 1927 and has been owned by Schenectady County since. Its military enclave, Stratton Air National Guard Base, takes its name from Sam Stratton, the conservative Democratic congressman who represented the Albany area, and has hosted the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, in various designations, since 1949. The 109th is unique among United States Air Force units in operating ten ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft, providing the nation's only air-cargo lift capability to polar destinations; since 1971 the wing has supported the National Science Foundation's research expeditions at both the North and South Poles. The base also annually hosts the Civil Air Patrol's New York Wing Encampment, a week-long leadership training event.
The airport covers some 680 acres and remains an active general aviation and military field, with roughly 90 per cent of operations general aviation, 8 per cent military and 2 per cent air taxi. It is home to around 80 based aircraft, the majority single-engine piston types alongside a number of multi-engine and jet aircraft. Richmor Aviation operates at the field and partners with Schenectady County Community College to offer an Associate's Degree in Aviation Science, alongside flight training and charter services. The Empire State Aerosciences Museum is also based on the airport. Both jet fuel and 100LL avgas are available on the field.