Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport (6B9), New York
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Skaneateles Aero Drome (6B9) is a public-use general aviation airport in upstate New York, unattended and reachable by calling the manager. Traffic is light, with business aviation operations concentrated in the summer months.
Runways
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 04/22, is 3,350 ft long and 130 ft wide, with a turf surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Syracuse Hancock International (KSYR), 19 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport recorded 142 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at Skaneateles Aero Drome is concentrated in July and August, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 35 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport averages 8.1 snow days in February.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
On runway 28, there is a 33-foot tree 138 feet from the runway, 120 feet to the right. A 10-foot farm road crosses the approach end 117 feet from the threshold.
For clearance delivery, contact Syracuse Approach.
Runway 04/22 is available from May 15 to October 15.
MIRL on runway 10/28 is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway 10/28 has non-standard MIRL; the lights are 38 feet from the pavement edge.
On runway 10, there are two 30-foot power poles 80 feet on either side of the centerline, 60 feet from the threshold. A 3-foot fence is an obstruction 20 feet from the threshold, a 15-foot road is an obstruction 30 feet from the threshold, and a 4-foot fence is an obstruction 80 feet from the threshold.
On runway 22, a fence crosses the runway 10 feet from the threshold, below runway elevation.
The runway surface has variations.
On runway 28, there are two 55-foot power poles 70 feet on either side of the centerline, 700 feet from the threshold.
On runway 10, there is a 3-foot fence 20 feet from the threshold on both sides, a 15-foot road 30 feet from the threshold on both sides, and a 4-foot fence 80 feet from the threshold on both sides. There is also a 10-foot culvert/ditch 50 feet left of the centerline at the threshold.
Fuel is available 24 hours on a self-service basis by credit card.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport has five airfields within 27 NM. The closest is Finger Lakes Regional, 15.08 NM west.
Part of the Upstate New York area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 6B9
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 6B9.
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
Is fuel available at Skaneateles Aero Drome (6B9)?
Skaneateles Aero Drome offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available 24 hours on a self-service basis using a credit card, though the airport itself is unattended and requires a manager call for other services.
What runways can I use at 6B9?
6B9 has two runways: 04/22, a 3,350-foot turf strip, and 10/28, a 3,134-foot paved asphalt runway 58 feet wide. Runway 04/22 is only available from mid-May to mid-October, so the paved runway is the sole option outside that window.
Where is the nearest customs facility to Skaneateles Aero Drome?
Skaneateles Aero Drome has no customs service onsite. The nearest customs airport is Syracuse Hancock International (KSYR), located about 18.86 nautical miles away.