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3J6 · Davis Field

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 3J6 Elev 68 ft Lat 30° 47.85' N Lon 82° 1.66' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,500 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes —
36 233° 2,500 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·LGTD 272 FT AGL TOWER 1000 FT WEST.
  • ·FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.
  • ·MIRL RWY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2030; AFT 2030 ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Davis Field is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Folkston, a city in Charlton County, Georgia, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-10 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T · Loss of control · day →
2021-10-26 VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2008-12-19 Piper PA-34-200 · Other · VMC · night →
1986-02-01 Piper PA-60 · Gear-up · night →
1983-02-24 Cessna 210 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Emerson Blythe Jacksonville FL 34 nm
Randal Lee Miner Jacksonville FL 34 nm
Thomas Dowell Jacksonville FL 34 nm
William Karl Walker Jacksonville FL 34 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Green Cove Springs FL 52 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 65 nm
Jack Caldwell Lawrence Saint Augustine FL 66 nm
Joshua Travis Donahue Gainesville FL 69 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Palatka FL 72 nm
Luke Closson Quitman GA 79 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Andrew Edward Brooks Kingsland GA 13 nm
Oscar Arthur Gustafson Callahan FL 17 nm
Rickie Glenn Johnson Callahan FL 17 nm
Jeffrey Richard Munday Waverly GA 24 nm
Donald Rodney Mashburn Yulee FL 26 nm
Thomas Joseph Piscitello Yulee FL 26 nm
Thomas Neal Stevens Yulee FL 26 nm
Dumas James Vines Jr Yulee FL 26 nm
John Lawrence Walsh Yulee FL 26 nm
Charles Edward West Jr Yulee FL 26 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Andrew John Mazuch Folkston GA 3 nm
Joseph Anthony Cluck Folkston GA 3 nm
Mark James Matteliano Folkston GA 3 nm
Robert John Herrmann Folkston GA 3 nm
Alva Alan Owen Hilliard FL 9 nm
Matthew Wayne Cook Hilliard FL 9 nm
Robert Ezell Rowell Hilliard FL 9 nm
Christopher Troy Adams Hilliard FL 9 nm
Nicholas Brandon Johnson Hilliard FL 9 nm
Samson Arulraj Hilliard FL 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 31 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 32 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 38 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 38 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 39 nm
Quest Avionics, Inc.
Crystal River, FL
 98 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
 111 nm
MT Propeller USA, Inc.
Deland, FL
 111 nm
Avionics Installations, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
 118 nm
Central Florida Avionics & Instruments
Leesburg, FL
 119 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.