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K0A8 · Bibb County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K0A8 Elev 251 ft Lat 32° 56.21' N Lon 87° 5.43' 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: 4,206 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 095° 4,206 ft 80 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.29%
28 275° 4,206 ft 80 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.29%

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 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K0A8 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·PILOT ACES VIA WALK THRU GATE ON NORTH SIDE OF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·FOR ARPT ACES CTC 205-225-4763 OR 205-316-8574.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,542 ops in 1997

2024 total

3,542

10-yr total

35,420

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

28.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

9.41

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=2

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

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-20 PATRIOT AIRCRAFT LLC CX1900A · Engine failure · day →
1994-01-28 Piper PA-24-250 · CFIT · 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
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 21 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 21 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 28 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 36 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 49 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 55 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 56 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 56 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 56 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 56 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
Michael Sean Culliton Centreville AL 3 nm
Philding Mcfarland Handley Randolph AL 9 nm
Cramer Brown Phillips Jr Maplesville AL 14 nm
Clinton Jeffrey Spicer Vance AL 16 nm
John Proctor Ward Jr Montevallo AL 17 nm
Gregory Nathan Floyd Montevallo AL 17 nm
Brandon Chase Knox Thorsby AL 19 nm
James Kevin Allred Maylene AL 20 nm
William Maxwell Hattaway Sr Alabaster AL 21 nm
Mark Thomas Scardino Alabaster AL 21 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
Don Edward Freeman Centreville AL 3 nm
Garland Kenny Hicks Centreville AL 3 nm
James Stephen Merchant Lawley AL 8 nm
Gary Dewayne Burnett Brierfield AL 9 nm
Thomas Regis Conroy West Blocton AL 11 nm
Brian Scott Herman West Blocton AL 11 nm
Gary Brian Lippeatt West Blocton AL 11 nm
Steven Paul Mullins West Blocton AL 11 nm
Robert Allen Whitsett West Blocton AL 11 nm
Kevin Earl Weaver West Blocton AL 11 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
 24 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 24 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 85 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 106 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 113 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 119 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 119 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 123 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 136 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 141 nm

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