KMSS is the ICAO code for Massena International Airport Richards Field (IATA MSS), located in Massena, NY.
Massena International Airport Richards Field (KMSS) is a medium airport in Massena, NY. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KMSS or IATA code MSS. It sits in North America.
Massena International Airport Richards Field is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.
The longest runway measures 5,601 ft (1,707 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Massena International Airport Richards Field sits near sea level at 215 ft.
Local operations run on America/New_York. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.
SkyAccess currently tracks 11 departing and 122 arriving private-jet legs at KMSS across the next six months of operator inventory. 3 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KMSS are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.