Aurora Balloonport

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Location

Latitude: 
 42-41-47.0000N (42.696389)
Longitude: 
 078-34-09.0000W (-78.569167)
Elevation: 
 900.0 feet MSL (274 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. SW of South Wales, New York
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MARK G. GIEFLER
6861 OLEAN ROAD
SOUTH WALES, NY 14139
716-685-7908		 MARK G. GIEFLER
6861 OLEAN ROAD
SOUTH WALES, NY 14139
716-685-7908

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Balloonport
Activation Date: 
 10/2008
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1900 feet (579 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Buffalo(BUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near NY80

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    11.9 Buffalo Airfield Airport
    (9G0)    		 326 336 100LL, Jet A+
    13.7 Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport
    (KBQR BQR)    		 352 363 100LL
    15.2 Hamburg Airport
    (4G2)    		 271 281 100LL
    16.3 Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    (BUF KBUF BUF)    		 334 344 100LL, Jet A
    19.9 Akron/Jesson Field Airport
    (9G3)    		 11 22 100LL
    23.0 Perry-Warsaw Airport
    (01G)    		 83 94 100LL
    26.7 Genesee County Airport
    (KGVQ GVQ)    		 40 51 100LL, Jet A-1+
    29.1 Royalton Airport
    (9G5)    		 0 11 100LL, MOGAS
    29.7 Niagara Falls International Airport
    (IAG KIAG IAG)    		 326 336 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    31.4 Pine Hill Airport
    (9G6)    		 24 35 100LL, Mogas
    32.7 Le Roy Airport
    (5G0)    		 58 69 100LL
    33.3 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
    (DKK KDKK DKK)    		 248 258 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    38.5 Dansville Municipal Airport
    (DSV KDSV DSV)    		 101 112 100LL
    40.9 Ledgedale Airpark Airport
    (7G0)    		 44 55 100LL, Jet A
    43.5 Hornell Municipal Airport
    (KHTF HTF)    		 115 126 100LL, Jet A
    44.6 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport
    (JHW KJHW JHW)    		 223 233 100LL, Jet A
    46.9 Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport
    (ROC KROC ROC)    		 56 67 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    50.4 Scandia Air Park Airport
    (6PA4)    		 204 214 MOGAS
    53.7 Bradford Regional Airport
    (BFD KBFD BFD)    		 183 193 100LL, Jet A+
    56.2 Canandaigua Airport
    (IUA)    		 76 87 100LL, Jet A+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 LOCATION IS STRICTLY A BALLOON PORT. USED FOR LAUNCHES OF HOT AIR BALLOONS
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490.
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: B1
    Longest Runway: B1 is 200 ft (61 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    NY80 Airport Runway Details

    Runway B1  200 ft x 200 ft (61 m x 61 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 06/28/2008
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway B1
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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