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K0W3 · Harford County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 15 NTSB events

ID K0W3 Elev 409 ft Lat 39° 34.01' N Lon 76° 12.14' 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: 3,354 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 009° 3,354 ft 75 ft Asphalt Yes 0.01%
19 189° 3,354 ft 75 ft Asphalt Yes 0.01%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS 132.725
  • A/D POTOMAC APP/DEP 126.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K0W3 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 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 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. 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 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. 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 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - 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

    BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.
  • ·CAUTION PAJA AND GLDR OPS ON ARPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

2

11.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=15

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-25 Piper PA28R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-06-19 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day →
2018-08-23 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-08-05 Schweizer SGS233 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2018-03-06 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Loss of control · night →
2015-05-29 Luscombe 8A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-06-15 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2010-12-11 Schweizer SGS 1-23D · Loss of control · day →
2007-03-24 Piper PA-32R-301 · Weather IMC →
2006-01-20 Renquist Starduster SA300 · Stall / spin · dusk →
2000-07-16 Warrington SURREL GUPPY · Stall / spin · day →
1999-05-22 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · day →
1994-07-11 WSK PZL WILGA 80 · Ground collision · day →
1989-10-29 Bellanca 8GCBC · Other · VMC · day →
1982-05-16 Beech C23 · Other · day →

Designees in MD

CFI Flight Instructors 857 A&P Mechanics 2,351 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 35 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 20 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 37 FBO Fixed Base Operators 20 Clubs Flying Clubs 26 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jude Gallagher Middle River MD 17 nm
Michael Wayne Deruggiero Middle River MD 17 nm
Neal Daniel Lanning Middle River MD 17 nm
Robert Bruce Hollen Baltimore MD 25 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 31 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 36 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 36 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 36 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 37 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 41 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
Joel Stephen Faust Churchville MD 0 nm
William Tooke Harris Churchville MD 0 nm
Steven Andrew Schwartz Churchville MD 0 nm
Sebastian Patino-Velasco Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Thomas Andrew Paszkiewicz Havre De Grace MD 4 nm
Duane Eugene Wallace Havre De Grace MD 4 nm
David Kenneth Beyer Jr Havre De Grace MD 4 nm
William David Roelker Havre De Grace MD 4 nm
James Alan Werme Darlington MD 5 nm
Gordon Andrew Kinney Port Deposit MD 6 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
Travis William Panther Churchville MD 0 nm
Vincent Louis Dattoli Churchville MD 0 nm
Benjamin Thomas Anderson Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Calvin Lewis Bradshaw Jr Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Stephen David Miller Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Bruce Melendez Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Joseph Carmelo Cavallaro Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Michael Kent Herrin Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Howard Henry Lewis Aberdeen MD 3 nm
Dustin Christopher Morgan Aberdeen MD 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 28 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 29 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 33 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 33 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 36 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 36 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 46 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 49 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 51 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 55 nm

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