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K0B5 · Turners Falls Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K0B5 Elev 356 ft Lat 42° 35.48' N Lon 72° 31.37' 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: 3,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 143° 3,200 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.19%
34 323° 3,200 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.19%

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

  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 123.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K0B5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 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 16; MIRL RWY 16/34. 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 REIL RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34 - 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

    WILDLIFE & BIRDS INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -25C.
  • ·AMGR CTC 24 HRS CELL 978-305-2452.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,245 ops in 2023

2024 total

21,245

10-yr total

176,430

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

5.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-11-02 Great Lakes 2T1A · Loss of control · day →
2011-12-17 Cessna 120 · Engine failure · day →
1993-05-01 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 17 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 24 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 47 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 50 nm
Stewart Douglas Stewart Ghent NY 51 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 53 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 55 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 55 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 56 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 57 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
Carey Heath Williams Montague MA 0 nm
William Albert Bonnette Gill MA 2 nm
Kent Vincent Karieva Greenfield MA 4 nm
Ralph Wallo Semb Erving MA 5 nm
Frank Anthony Russo South Deerfield MA 7 nm
Sean Barron Hardy Vernon VT 9 nm
Mary Catherine Clayton-Jones Conway MA 10 nm
Damien Michael O'Halloran Pelham MA 14 nm
Ruben Wyatt Dardano Pelham MA 14 nm
Michael Francis Purcell Ashfield MA 14 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
Fred William Perret Montague MA 0 nm
Geoffrey Jonathon Branch Montague MA 0 nm
Ronald Wilson Rodden Montague MA 0 nm
Michael Bradford Thorn Turners Falls MA 2 nm
David Douglas Wozniak Greenfield MA 4 nm
Michael Henry Mcintyre Greenfield MA 4 nm
Alan Russell Hunt Greenfield MA 4 nm
John Walter Mills Greenfield MA 4 nm
Bruce John Bohonowicz Greenfield MA 4 nm
James David Shaw Greenfield MA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 27 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 51 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 54 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 58 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 64 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 69 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 71 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 73 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 73 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 78 nm

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