FAA facility Airport

GROTON-NEW LONDON

GROTON (NEW LONDON), CONNECTICUT FAA GON ICAO KGON Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 5,000 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	34°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 5,000 · TODA 5,000 · ASDA 5,000 · LDA 5,000
23	214°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,000 · TODA 5,000 · ASDA 5,000 · LDA 5,000

15/33 4,000 × 96 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

15 33

Runway-end details

Runway 15/33 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
15	135°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	307 ft	TORA 4,000 · TODA 4,000 · ASDA 3,798 · LDA 3,491
33	315°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	205 ft	TORA 4,000 · TODA 4,000 · ASDA 3,871 · LDA 3,666

H1 45 × 45 ft · Asphalt · Unlighted

Runway-end details

Runway H1 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

18 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
GON VOT	110.25	—
GON VOR/DME	110.85/45Y	—
CD/P	119.85	—
EMERG	121.5	0700-2200
CD/P	121.65	0700-2200
GND/P	121.65	0700-2200
WOODSTOCK RCAG	124.85	—
CTAF	125.6	—
LCL/P	125.6	0700-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	125.75	—
NG OPS	126.2	0700-2200
ATIS	127.0	0700-2200

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GON ASOS	127.0	—
GND/P	236.775	0700-2200
LCL/P	236.775	0700-2200
NG OPS	304.6	0700-2200
WOODSTOCK RCAG	307.9	—
APCH/P DEP/P	319.2	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
05	ILS/DME	I	111.3	Operational ifr (2019-04-29)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

GROTON-NEW LONDON Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KGON

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Runway added 2024-07-11

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: GON / KGON
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class IV · ARFF index A IV A
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: GROTON (NEW LONDON), CT
County: New London
FAA region: New England region
Coordinates: 41.33006, -72.04514
Elevation: 9.1 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

GON Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

204Reported strikes

24With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2024-09-07. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for GROTON-NEW LONDON
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	3	0
2013	7	1
2014	6	1
2015	7	3
2016	2	0
2017	4	0
2018	6	0
2019	6	0
2020	2	0
2021	4	1
2022	6	2
2023	1	1
2024	4	2
2025	0	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.