Schenectady County Airport (SCH)

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Location and general information

IATA code: SCH
ICAO code: KSCH
FAA site number: 16118.*A
City / state: Schenectady, NY
County: Schenectady
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 42°51'09.79" N
73°55'46.43" W
Elevation: 377.9 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 14° W (2000)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Schenectady County
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 680 acres
From downtown: 3 NM north
Sectional chart: New York
Activated: 01/1940

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0730-2230 MON-FRI; 0730-2100 WKNDS AND HOLS; CLSD THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS; OTR TIMES BY NOTAM. local
Attendance: All months, all days, 0730-2230
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Minor / major
Oxygen: Bulk low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Boston (ZBW)
Flight service: Burlington (BTV)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: SCH
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: Landing rights airport
Airport manager: Scott Barber
(518) 399-0111
Last FAA inspection: 06/04/2025

FAA remarks

Landing fee for intinrnt multi-engine aircraft requesting tower service 0330Z-1230Z.
No updated field or braking action reports available between 0330Z-1230Z.
60 ft dropoff 150 ft from runway 28 end.
Noise abatement procedures in effect for lrge aircraft remaining in pattern contact airfield manager for details..
Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Military C130 pattern operations conducted daily.
Military: ANG: prior permission required 72 hour PN require amops during duty hour DSN 344-2621, C518-344-2621; OT comd post DSN 344-2420, C518-344-2420.
Military: caution: bash phase II period (15 MAR-15 may) and (1 JUL-15 nov). Bird watch condition (BWC) SVR: tkoff, landing and LCL training proh unless MSN estnl; BWC MDT: mult approach proh, departure and full-stop allowed if route avoids bird active; contact ANG airfield operations (call-sign "skier operations") for current BWC.
Military: ANG apron: orange dashed wingtip clearance lines both sides of yellow center taxiline. Dashed wingtip lines provide positive, clearly identifiable obstacle clearance for taxiing aircraft. Any object parked on back side of lines provide no wingtip clearance issue.
No ultra-light operatons in class D airspace without approv from control tower.
Flight notification service (adcus) available.
Fuel: a++ (military).
For CD contact albany approach at 518-862-2299.
Military: ANG: operate 1030-2000Z++ mon-fri, closed wknd and fed hol. Schenectady County airport fone number (518)399-0377. Comsec storage available for transient crews.
Military: cstms/agg/img: 1300-2100Z++ mon-fri, fone prior 2000Z++ preceding WKD, C518-431-0200, C800-973-2867.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: SCH
ICAO code: KSCH
Location: Schenectady, NY, United States
Elevation: 377.9 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 42.8525, -73.9289

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Runway	Size	Surface
04 / 22	7,001 × 150 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved
10 / 28	4,850 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Schenectady County Airport (SCH)

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