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Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK) sits in the north-central Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York, roughly four nautical miles northwest of Saranac Lake and centrally placed between Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Tupper Lake. It is a full-service field with the longest runway in the Adirondack Park, an ILS-equipped instrument approach, and daily Cape Air commercial service alongside general aviation and charter traffic.
Adirondack Regional Airport is a full-service public airport owned by the Town of Harrietstown, located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. It offers the longest runway and only scheduled commercial airline service within the Adirondack Park, together with an all-weather instrument landing system that allows it to handle business jets such as the Gulfstream 650 and Global 6000. For the visiting sim pilot it combines mountain scenery with a genuine instrument approach and a mix of airline, charter and general aviation traffic.
The airport lies about four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York, some two miles from Lake Clear. It is centrally positioned between the towns of Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, on the outskirts of the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks, and is owned and operated by the Town of Harrietstown.
The field has two physical runways. Runway 05/23 is 6,568 feet long with a hard surface and lighting, and is the airport's longest strip, with an ILS serving runway 23. Runway 09/27 is a shorter hard-surfaced, lit runway, with the 09 threshold giving 3,980 feet of usable length and the 27 threshold 3,581 feet.
Weather is broadcast on ASOS at 124.175 MHz. En-route contact is available with Boston Center on 120.35 MHz, and Burlington Radio can be reached on 109.2 MHz. Airport advisory and traffic information is provided on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 123.0 MHz. An ILS approach serves runway 23.
Discussion of an airport for the Adirondacks began in the autumn of 1940 among local men on the Saranac Lake Planning Board, despite scepticism that the mountainous terrain would allow it. Paul Smith's Electric Company (referred to elsewhere as Paul Smith's College, which still retains logging rights on the land) donated a 1,200-acre tract to the Town of Harrietstown, satisfying the requirement for public ownership. The first runways were built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, with the field established in 1942 and officially dedicated to the service of the Adirondacks on 10 July 1949. In its early years the airport was served by Colonial Airlines, which also carried airmail, and by Resort Airlines, with steadily increasing air express and resort traffic. The airport has long doubled as an official weather reporting station for a region known for very cold temperatures. In 2000 the Federal Aviation Administration cited the airport for several violations, including lapses in fire-and-rescue training and full-scale emergency exercises, faded taxiway markings, cracked runway and taxiway pavement, and broken lighting.
Cape Air provides daily scheduled commercial flights connecting Saranac Lake with Boston Logan International Airport and New York's JFK International Airport, and the field also sees regular charter traffic. For general aviation and private pilots the airport offers full-service Jet A and Avgas fuelling, aircraft oil, ground power units, Type I and IV de-icing, lavatory service, tie-downs, and both heated and unheated hangar space, subject to availability. Pilot facilities include a pilot's lounge with coffee, ice and wifi; the onsite cafe has changed hands and its future operation was, at the time of the most recent update, still being arranged. The Adirondack Aviation Academy, based at the field, provides flight instruction and scenic flights. Rental cars are available on site or locally.