# Goodspeed Airport (42B)

**Goodspeed Airport** (FAA: 42B) is a small airport in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. It opened in Nov 1964. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,500 ft (1,372 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/42b

## At a glance

- FAA: 42B
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: East Haddam, Connecticut, United States
- Opened: Nov 1964
- Elevation: 9 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 41.4461, -72.4570
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://goodspeedairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodspeed_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913419
- Weather station: KSNC
- Ident: 42B

## Timeline

- Nov 1964: Goodspeed Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16W/34W | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 1,000 ft / 305 m | Water |  |  |
| 14/32 | 2,120 ft / 646 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 9 ft / 3 m | =42,649 of 43,403 | =19,169 in North America | =15,615 in US |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =3,671 in North America | =3,589 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KSNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksnc.md) Chester Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km
- [CT11](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct11.md) Devils Hopyard Field · 6.1 mi / 9.8 km
- [9B8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9b8.md) Salmon River Airfield · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [CT20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct20.md) Rankl Field · 11 mi / 17 km
- [CT07](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct07.md) Skis Landing Area Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [5CT7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ct7.md) Mile Creek Airport · 13 mi / 21 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #45

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/42b/data