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K09A · Butler-Choctaw County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K09A Elev 134 ft Lat 32° 7.16' N Lon 88° 7.65' 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: 4,080 ft. Max gradient: 0.43%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 116° 4,080 ft 80 ft ASPH-F Yes —
29 296° 4,080 ft 80 ft ASPH-F 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).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D MERIDAN APP/DEP 119.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K09A on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 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 PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. 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 PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MERIDIAN APCH 601-679-3691, WHEN MERIDIAN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·RWY POOR COND DUE TO EXTSV CRACKING WITH VEGETATION AND RAVELING.
  • ·MARKINGS COMPLETELY FADED MARKINGS COMPLETELY FADED.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP TREES LCTD 31 FT FROM PAVEMENT END BEGINNING AT 125 FT RIGHT OF CL AND CONTG ACRS TO 125 FT LEFT OF CL. 8:1 SLOPE FROM DSPLCD THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,000 ops in 1991

2024 total

1,920

10-yr total

19,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-08-18 Cessna 182Q · Gear-up · 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
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 33 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 69 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 73 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 92 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 92 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 95 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 97 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 105 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 107 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 107 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
Langford Ladell Knight Toomsuba MS 27 nm
Jason Alan Pendergrass Demopolis AL 28 nm
Marty Lane Cranford Demopolis AL 28 nm
Raymond Gregory Daniel Hower Lauderdale MS 31 nm
Charles Clark Carpenter Millry AL 32 nm
Nathan Darold Walker Marion MS 33 nm
Stephen Samuel Elliott Marion MS 33 nm
Joe Henry Bryant Jr Meridian MS 33 nm
David Anthony Goldman Meridian MS 33 nm
Kelly Aten Miller Meridian MS 33 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
Garrison Windle Long Needham AL 13 nm
Jesse Michael Scott Toxey AL 16 nm
Curtis Lee Rogers Jr Linden AL 20 nm
Donald Tremaine Brown Magnolia AL 22 nm
Terrence Allen Duke Cuba AL 23 nm
Gregory Brian Harris Thomasville AL 23 nm
Anthony Keith White Thomasville AL 23 nm
Charles Mahon Wheeler Toomsuba MS 27 nm
Thomas Joseph Mcguire Toomsuba MS 27 nm
Jose Antonio Caseslorente Toomsuba MS 27 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 94 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 94 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 100 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 110 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 114 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 131 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 132 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 159 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 160 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 175 nm

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