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K0A7 · Hendersonville Airport

FAA-LID · US · 17 NTSB events

ID K0A7 Elev 2,084 ft Lat 35° 18.50' N Lon 82° 25.98' 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: 3,075 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 143° 3,075 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
33 314° 3,075 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) 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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K0A7 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 17 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 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·LNDG TFC USE CTN WHEN WINDS GTR THAN 10 KTS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ASHEVILLE APCH AT 828-684-7259.
  • ·WHEN ASHEVILLE APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·NORTH SIDE OF RWY HAS 60 FT TREES 80 FT FM CNTRLN.
  • ·NMRS OBSTNS IN APCH & PRIM SFCS.
  • ·HNGR 90 FT LEFT OF RWY 33.
  • ·ACFT PARKED 40 FT FM EDGE OF RWY 33.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 828-693-1897.
  • ·NO END OR DSPLCD THR LGTS; LGTS 50 FT FROM RWY EDGE SOUTH SIDE AND 11 FT FROM RWY EDGE NORTH SIDE.
  • ·OTS INDEFLY DALGT OPNS ONLY.
  • ·RWY NRS VSB BUT CNTRLN NONEXISTENT.
  • ·NRS AND RWY MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD.
  • ·RWY NRS VSB BUT CNTRLN NONEXISTENT.
  • ·NRS AND RWY MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 3:1 TO DSPLCD THR DUE TO 83 FT TREES 451 FT FR DSPLCD THR OFFSET 81 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DSPLCD THR DUE TO 34 FT TREES 342 FT FR DSPLCD THR OFFSET 59 FT R OF CNTRLN. 18 FT RD 45 FT FR END OF RWY BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN; 8 TO 16 FT BUSHES 8 TO 12 FT FR END OF RWY BOTH SIDES. 5 FT FENCE 46 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 24 FT ROAD 114 FT FROM THR BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 38 FT TREES 0-170 FT FROM END OF RWY OFFSET 50 FT RIGHT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

3

17.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=17

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-08-30 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2024-04-07 SNYDER ROBERT L CHALLENGER II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2022-05-09 JUSTICE FRANK K VANS RV-6A · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2020-01-05 American Aviation AA5 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2007-12-01 Cirrus SR22 · Fire · VMC · day →
2007-10-19 Cessna 182 · Ground collision · day →
2004-10-30 David Nielson Ison Hi-Max 1700 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2004-10-23 Beech F33A · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2003-02-11 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
1997-10-20 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-05-22 Fairchild M-62 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-07-24 Mooney M20G · Stall / spin · day →
1989-08-11 DAMMANN N3-2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-09-05 Cessna 182K · Loss of control · day →
1985-09-01 Piper PA-18 105 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-06-16 Cessna 172H · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-04-20 Cessna 172K · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 1 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 8 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 8 nm
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 29 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 36 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 39 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 44 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 48 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 55 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 61 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
Robert Woodward Bailey Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Paul Ambrose Crook Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Raymond Griffith Davis Sr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Daniel Robert Edward Hendersonville NC 1 nm
John Michael Fadok Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Wesley Whitaker Myers Jr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Daniel Jack Petrella Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Michael Wilbur Sneeringer Hendersonville NC 1 nm
David Arthur Welch Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Karen Ann Bork Hendersonville NC 1 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
John Michael Fadok Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Kennith Bryan Stubbs Jr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Walter Rogers Walton Jr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Trenton Ray Bliven Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Bradley Lewis Harris Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Henry Joseph Balch Jr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Gerald Hayes Bumgarner Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Dana Franklin Charter Jr Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Donald Michael Davidson Hendersonville NC 1 nm
Jack Alan Gall Hendersonville NC 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 10 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 51 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 73 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 77 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 81 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 82 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 85 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 86 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 93 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 93 nm

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