Somerset Airport (KSMQ), New Jersey
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Somerset Airport (KSMQ) is a non-towered public-use field in Somerville, New Jersey, handling a modest volume of business aviation traffic. Its 2,739-foot paved runway is complemented by two turf strips, reflecting a mix of light general aviation and business use.
Runways
Somerset Airport has three paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 12/30, is 2,739 ft long and 65 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Somerset Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Somerset Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Morristown Municipal (KMMU), 16 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Somerset Airport recorded 369 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KSMQ concentrates in the summer months, with July, August, and September posting the highest operations counts of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 57 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Somerset Airport averages 10.0 days above 90°F in July and 27.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.2°F, and January the coldest, at 39.3°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Somerset Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and environmental.
For clearance delivery, contact Newark Approach.
REIL is activated for runways 12 and 30, along with PAPI for runways 12 and 30 and MIRL for runway 12/30, on frequency 118.325.
The westernmost 550 feet of the runway is unsuitable for takeoff or landing due to an uneven surface.
The approach ratio is 15:1 to the displaced threshold.
Deer and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Somerset Airport has five airfields within 20 NM. The closest is Solberg / Hunterdon, 4.00 NM southwest.
Part of the New York area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KSMQ
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 KSMQ.
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 KSMQ have on-site customs clearance?
KSMQ does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs airport is Morristown Municipal (KMMU), about 15.59 nautical miles away, for aircraft arriving from abroad.
What is the longest runway at Somerset Airport?
The longest runway at Somerset Airport (KSMQ) is 12/30, a 2,739-foot asphalt strip 65 feet wide. The field also has two turf runways, 08/26 and 17/35, at 1,923 and 1,700 feet respectively.
What fuel is available at KSMQ?
KSMQ stocks both 100LL avgas and Jet A. Attendance runs daily from 0800 to 1700 local, outside of which fuel service is not staffed.