Airports / New York / SCH
Schenectady County Airport
KSCH / SCHSchenectady, New YorkELEV 378 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Albany International Airport (ALB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Schenectady County Airport, listed as KSCH / SCH, is a mid-sized airport in Schenectady, New York. The airport sits 378 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 SCH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Albany International Airport (ALB, 8 nm), Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL, 32 nm), and Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from SCH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Schenectady.
Field capability
ICAO
KSCH
IATA
SCH
FAA / Local
SCH
Elevation
378 ft
Coordinates
42.8525° N · 73.9289° 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 378 ft, SCH sits lower than 50% 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.
- 8nmALBAlbany International AirportAlbany
- 32nmGFLFloyd Bennett Memorial AirportGlens Falls
- 59nmRUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportRutland
- 68nmBAFWestfield-Barnes Regional AirportWestfield
- 69nmRMEGriffiss International AirportRome
- 73nmEENDillant Hopkins AirportKeene
Location
Open the full mapKSCH · Schenectady County Airport · Schenectady, NY
From the ramp
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