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3M5 · Moontown Airport

FAA-LID · US · 18 NTSB events

ID 3M5 Elev 650 ft Lat 34° 44.84' N Lon 86° 27.68' 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: 2,180 ft. Max gradient: 0.96%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,180 ft 160 ft TURF-G Yes 0.96%
27 — 2,180 ft 160 ft TURF-G Yes 0.96%

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 · 3 matched · 3 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON AND INVOF OF ARPT ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·ARPT MOWING IN PROGRESS WKDAYS SPRING THRU AUTUMN.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Moontown Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles east of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Huntsville International Airport (HSV).

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

5

26.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 7
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-11-26 BURKHART GROB LUFT UND RAUMFAH G103 TWIN ASTIR TRAI · Other · VMC · day →
2022-05-01 Vans RV7 · CFIT · day →
2020-03-01 Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-09-16 Yakovlev YAK 52 · CFIT · day →
2008-08-05 Piper PA-12 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2007-03-17 Bell 47G2A · Engine failure · day →
2005-10-16 Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1999-09-19 Cessna 172N · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1995-04-08 Let BLANIK L-13 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-06-12 Aerotek Zuni · Under/overshoot · day →
1992-11-19 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1992-04-19 Piper PA-24-180 · Ground collision · day →
1990-04-12 JOLLY BAKENG DUCE · Other · VMC · day →
1986-11-22 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · day →
1986-07-03 Cessna 177A · Other · VMC · day →
1985-08-24 LET L-13 · Other · day →
1985-05-16 Cessna 177B · Other · VMC · day →
1984-12-22 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 11 nm
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki Arab AL 25 nm
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 32 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 32 nm
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 63 nm
Jason Shane Odom Chattanooga TN 63 nm
Benjamin Steve Johnson Murfreesboro TN 66 nm
Christopher David Hardee Murfreesboro TN 66 nm
John W Scruggs Murfreesboro TN 66 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
Stephen Clyde Smith Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Steven John Dermer Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Brant Keith Kyser Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Rafael Jorge Garcia Jr Gurley AL 5 nm
Michael Kelly Haider Hampton Cove AL 8 nm
Gregory Paul Gilbreath Hampton Cove AL 8 nm
Richard Manson Stroud New Market AL 9 nm
David Lee Messersmith Jr New Market AL 9 nm
Donald Cecil Hunnicutt Meridianville AL 10 nm
Donna Lynn Meyer Meridianville AL 10 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
Brant Keith Kyser Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Dennis Allen Long Brownsboro AL 2 nm
David Alan Cassidy Brownsboro AL 2 nm
James Charles Deheve Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Jamie William Bartholomew Brownsboro AL 2 nm
Lloyd Clayton Mckinney Gurley AL 5 nm
Thomas Gary Chambers Gurley AL 5 nm
Robert Edward Thurston Gurley AL 5 nm
Damian Jay Carr Gurley AL 5 nm
Eric Kyle Robb Gurley AL 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 0 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 32 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 63 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 64 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 87 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 89 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 89 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 91 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 93 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 101 nm

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