Simsbury Airport (4B9)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	4B9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	72°46'37.0000" W / 41°54'58.3000" N -72.776944 / 41.916194 (Estimated)
Elevation	195.00 ft / 59.44 m (Estimated)
Land	103 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Simsbury, CT
Location	Hartford County, CT
Magnetic Variation	14W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	AIRPORT REALTY ASSOC. LLC
Address	37 SUNSET FARMS RD WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
Phone number	860-236-3301
Manager	BRAD GRISWOLD
Address	119 PARK RD PLEASANT VALLEY, CT 06063
Phone number	860-459-1575

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZBW - BOSTON
Tie-in FSS	BDR - BRIDGEPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BDR (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	INSTR

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	2205 x 50 ft (672 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Non-standard lighting system

	03	21
Coordinates	41.913264 / -72.778025	41.919100 / -72.775872
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Fair Condition	Basic , Fair Condition
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
BYT	DME	BRADLEY	117Y	117.05		3.6 nm
HVN	DME	NEW HAVEN	35X	109.80		39.6 nm
CEF	TACAN	WESTOVER	87X	114.00	14W	20.3 nm
HFD	VOR/DME	HARTFORD	96X	114.90	13W	19.5 nm
CTR	VOR/DME	CHESTER	98X	115.10	13W	23.8 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	MADISON	41X	110.40	13W	36.4 nm
PWL	VOR/DME	PAWLING	90X	114.30	12W	37.9 nm
ORW	VOR/DME	NORWICH	37X	110.00	14W	41.0 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	PUTNAM	121X	117.40	14W	41.8 nm
GON	VOR/DME	GROTON	45Y	110.85	14W	48.0 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	BRIDGEPORT	25X	108.80	12W	48.0 nm
IGN	VOR/DME	KINGSTON	123X	117.60	12W	49.2 nm
GDM	VOR/DME	GARDNER	116Y	116.95	14W	49.6 nm
BAF	VORTAC	BARNES	77X	113.00	14W	15.0 nm
BDL	VOT	BRADLEY		111.40		4.1 nm
HFD	VOT	HARTFORD		108.20		12.3 nm
ORH	VOT	WORCESTER		108.20		45.7 nm
BDR	VOT	BRIDGEPORT		109.25		48.0 nm
GON	VOT	GROTON		110.25		48.3 nm

Remarks

• DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT - BIRDS PARTICULARLY IN APCH TO RWY 03.
• RWY 03 HAS AN UP-HILL GRADE.
• FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH AT 860-386-3597.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.