Airports / New York / POU
Dutchess County Airport
KPOU / POUPoughkeepsie, New YorkELEV 165 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#19 / 48
New York airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 55 Google ratings — ranked against 48 rated NY fields.
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Dutchess County Airport (KPOU / POU) sits in Poughkeepsie, New York, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 165 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into POU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are New York Stewart International Airport (SWF, 12 nm), Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR, 24 nm), and Westchester County Airport (HPN, 35 nm).
Charter pricing from POU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Poughkeepsie.
Field capability
ICAO
KPOU
IATA
POU
FAA / Local
POU
Elevation
165 ft
Coordinates
41.6266° N · 73.8842° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 165 ft, POU sits lower than 70% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmSWFNew York Stewart International AirportNewburgh
- 24nmDXRDanbury Municipal AirportDanbury
- 35nmHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains
- 44nmBDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial AirportBridgeport
- 47nmTEBTeterboro AirportTeterboro
- 50nmHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven
Location
Open the full mapKPOU · Dutchess County Airport · Poughkeepsie, NY
From the ramp
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