Chester Airport (SNC)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	SNC
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	72°30'20.8340" W / 41°23'1.3540" N -72.505787 / 41.383709 (Estimated)
Elevation	416.00 ft / 126.80 m (Estimated)
Land	146 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SW of Chester, CT
Location	Middlesex County, CT
Magnetic Variation	13W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	WHELEN AVIATION
Address	WINTHROP ROAD CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone number	860-526-4321
Manager	CHARLES F. GREENEY, JR.
Address	WHELEN ENGINEERING 51 WINTHROP ROAD CHESTER, CT 06412
Phone number	860-718-2109

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS	BDR - BRIDGEPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SNC (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.725 MHz
UNICOM	122.725 MHz
AWOS-3	SNC (860-526-1551)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	2722 x 50 ft (830 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	17	35
Alignment	161°	341°
Physical elevation	395.00 ft	408.00 ft
Coordinates	41.387238 / -72.507416	41.380181 / -72.504158
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Nonstandard , Fair Condition	Nonstandard , Fair Condition
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HVN	DME	NEW HAVEN	35X	109.80		18.6 nm
BYT	DME	BRADLEY	117Y	117.05		34.0 nm
FOK	TACAN	SUFFOLK CO	47X	111.00	13W	33.3 nm
CEF	TACAN	WESTOVER	87X	114.00	14W	48.9 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	MADISON	41X	110.40	13W	9.4 nm
HFD	VOR/DME	HARTFORD	96X	114.90	13W	15.6 nm
GON	VOR/DME	GROTON	45Y	110.85	14W	20.7 nm
ORW	VOR/DME	NORWICH	37X	110.00	14W	25.1 nm
CCC	VOR/DME	CALVERTON	92Y	114.55	13W	30.3 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	BRIDGEPORT	25X	108.80	12W	31.0 nm
SEY	VOR/DME	SANDY POINT	125X	117.80	15W	44.0 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	PUTNAM	121X	117.40	14W	45.4 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	CARMEL	113X	116.60	12W	48.9 nm
HTO	VORTAC	HAMPTON	83X	113.60	13W	29.2 nm
BAF	VORTAC	BARNES	77X	113.00	14W	47.7 nm
GON	VOT	GROTON		110.25		20.8 nm
HFD	VOT	HARTFORD		108.20		22.1 nm
BDR	VOT	BRIDGEPORT		109.25		31.0 nm
BDL	VOT	BRADLEY		111.40		34.0 nm
ISP	VOT	LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR		109.40		44.8 nm

Remarks

• FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449.
• DSPLCD THR 5 FT HYR THAN AER.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.