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Class E (sfc)

De Witt Municipal Airport Whitcomb Field

ID 5M1 Elev 190 ft Lat 34° 15.74' N Lon 91° 18.45' W Zulu …

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Aerial view · 5M1

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 5M1 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 5M1

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,204 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 3,204 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.02%
36 001° 3,204 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.02%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 5M1, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

1 matched · 2 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 870-830-3091 OR 870-946-1745 FUEL AVBL 24 HR SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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De Witt Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of De Witt and located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of its central business district. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 5M1

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 51,500 ops in 1998

2024 total

51,100

10-yr total

511,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 4
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-11-22 Aeronca 7AC · Loss of control · day →
2010-05-03 Aero Commander S2R · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-05-05 Grumman-Schweizer G-164C · Other · day →
1991-12-13 Beech C23 · Loss of control · night →
1975-12-11 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Other →
1972-06-24 Boeing A75 · Other →
1969-05-27 Grumman G-164A · Other →

Designees in AR

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 5M1 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

606

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,319

Mechanics

AME

25

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

2

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

6

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

32

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

20

Flight Schools

FBO

64

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

12

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

8

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 5M1

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeremy Scott Lashbrook North Little Rock AR 55 nm
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 57 nm
Thomas James Guillebeau Sherwood AR 57 nm
Joshua Scott Wooding Searcy AR 62 nm
Nicholas Adcock Searcy AR 62 nm
Ronald Joseph Menzie Searcy AR 62 nm
Travis Alkire Searcy AR 62 nm
David William Nicholls West Memphis AR 76 nm
Morris William Ray Memphis TN 83 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 84 nm

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

CFIs near 5M1

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Charles Mathew Cunningham De Witt AR 0 nm
Brandon Heath Baker Almyra AR 10 nm
Douglas Dean Vizzier Stuttgart AR 18 nm
Joel Wayne Hampton Stuttgart AR 18 nm
Jackson Mcferrin Morris Stuttgart AR 18 nm
Brackston Clay Hunt Elaine AR 23 nm
Andrew Reynolds Williams Clarendon AR 26 nm
Gregory James Crawford Humnoke AR 28 nm
Kenneth Dean Schwantz Poplar Grove AR 28 nm
David Charles Strohl Devalls Bluff AR 29 nm

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

A&P mechanics near 5M1

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Matthew Travis Aufderheide Dewitt AR 2 nm
Lonnie Lee Kagebein Dewitt AR 2 nm
Stanley Laron Shepherd Jr Dewitt AR 2 nm
Nicholas Bennett Wood Ethel AR 7 nm
Mark Edward Hartz Almyra AR 10 nm
Paul Ryan Braithwaite Almyra AR 10 nm
William Melvin Case Casscoe AR 15 nm
Marcus Todd Hartley Stuttgart AR 18 nm
Michael Paul Sells Stuttgart AR 18 nm
Jeremy Cole Hartley Stuttgart AR 18 nm

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

Repair stations near 5M1

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 32 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 62 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 64 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 92 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 113 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 122 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 127 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 175 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 179 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 184 nm

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