Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N), New York
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) is a non-towered public field in Kingston, New York, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic on a single asphalt runway. Fuel service includes both 100LL and Jet A, with attendance year-round from 0900 to 1700 local.
Runways
Kingston-Ulster Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 3,100 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Kingston-Ulster Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 9am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Kingston-Ulster Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 1B1, 22 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kingston-Ulster Airport recorded 118 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in August with 27 operations compared to single digits in the coldest winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 27 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Kingston-Ulster Airport averages 8.0 days above 90°F in July and 30.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.1°F, and January the coldest, at 37.2°F.
Weather station is 7.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Kingston-Ulster Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures and other notes.
There is no line of sight between the runway 33 hold line and aircraft on final within 0.25 miles of the runway 33 approach.
For clearance delivery, contact New York Approach.
PAPI for runways 15 and 33 and MIRL for runway 15/33 activate on frequency 123.3. REIL for runway 33 and taxiway lights also operate on 123.3 from dusk to dawn.
On runway 15: a 25 ft light pole stands 136 ft from the runway, 116 ft left. A 12 ft fence lies 125 ft from the runway on both left and right sides. A 61 ft tree stands 126 ft from the runway, 181 ft left. A 15 ft road lies 135 ft from the runway on both left and right sides.
On runway 33: a 7 ft fence stands 164 ft from the runway, and an 8 ft shed stands 152 ft from the runway, 126 ft left.
The PAPI for runway 15 is unusable 5 degrees left of course and 8 degrees right of course.
A controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope.
Runway 33 has trees exceeding 73 ft, located 742 ft from the runway, 85 ft left, giving a clearance slope of 14:1 based on the displaced threshold.
Personnel and equipment working adjacent to the taxiway and runway.
Engine run-ups are not permitted at the runway 15 threshold.
A voluntary noise abatement procedure is in effect. Pilots should avoid overflight of the housing development adjacent to the north end of the runway.
Rental cars are available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Kingston-Ulster Airport has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Sky Acres, 19.51 NM southeast.
Part of the Albany and the Hudson Valley area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 20N
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Frequently asked questions
Does Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) have on-site customs clearance?
Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is located about 21.58 nautical miles away, so crews arriving internationally need to plan clearance at that alternate airport.
What runway does 20N offer for business aviation traffic?
Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) has a single paved runway, 15/33, measuring 3,100 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway option at this field.
Is the PAPI on runway 15 at 20N reliable for all approach angles?
The PAPI serving runway 15 at Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) is reported unusable 5 degrees left of course and 8 degrees right of course. Crews flying this approach should cross-check visual glidepath guidance rather than rely on it outside that usable sector.