Chester Airport (KSNC), Connecticut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Chester Airport (KSNC) is a public-use, non-towered field in Chester, Connecticut, serving light business aviation traffic. Its single paved runway and limited fuel offering reflect a low-volume general aviation operation rather than a business jet hub.
Runways
Chester Airport has one paved runway, 17/35, 2,722 ft long and 50 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Chester Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Chester Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Tweed / New Haven (KHVN), 19 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Chester Airport recorded 112 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KSNC concentrates in the summer and early fall months, peaking in July, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 23 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Chester Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact New York Approach.
Runway lighting uses non-standard MIRL fixtures and cones.
A tree obstruction 5 feet above the runway elevation stands 56 feet from the runway, 60 feet left of centerline.
Brush 3 feet above the runway elevation is located at the threshold, 103 feet right of centerline.
The obstruction clearance slope is 14:1 to the displaced threshold.
Self-service fuel is available with credit card payment.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Chester Airport has five airfields within 23 NM. The closest is Meriden Markham Municipal (KMMK), 16.39 NM northwest.
Part of the Hartford and Springfield area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KSNC
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KSNC.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Does KSNC have on-site customs clearance?
Chester Airport (KSNC) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN), located about 18.67 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there.
What fuel is available at Chester Airport?
Chester Airport (KSNC) offers only 100LL and has no Jet A on the field. Fuel is self-service and dispensed via credit card, with no attended fuel desk during operating hours.
How long is the runway at KSNC?
KSNC has a single paved runway, 17/35, measuring 2,722 feet long and 50 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway option at this field.