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K18A · Franklin County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID K18A Elev 890 ft Lat 34° 20.41' N Lon 83° 8.01' 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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.23% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 072° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 1.23%
26 271° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 1.23%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 127.500

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K18A 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 PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. 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 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. 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 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FRANKLIN-HART AIRPORT AUTHORITY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·SELF SVC 100LL AND A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,000 ops in 2020

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

70,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

14.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-10-13 Cessna 140 · Other · VMC · day →
2010-08-12 Cessna 182F · Engine failure · day →
2010-02-07 Bellanca 7ECA · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-07-25 Gulfstream American AA-5A · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
1990-03-03 Cessna 177A · Weather · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 6 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 17 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 19 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 27 nm
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 27 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 29 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 34 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 37 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 40 nm
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 48 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
Ralph Edwin Davis Canon GA 1 nm
Stacey Franklin Arp Carnesville GA 6 nm
Justin Paul Garrison Lavonia GA 6 nm
James George Mcculloch-Grant Lavonia GA 6 nm
Walter Clinton Beach Martin GA 9 nm
Brent Justin Ward Martin GA 9 nm
Robert Lee Peck Sr Hartwell GA 10 nm
Jerry Otis Perry Hartwell GA 10 nm
Robert David Banks Hartwell GA 10 nm
Charles Frederick Angle Fair Play SC 12 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
Paul Clinton Hall Canon GA 1 nm
Bruce Alan Lefevre Canon GA 1 nm
Billy Joe Herring Bowersville GA 3 nm
Charles Richard Floyd Royston GA 3 nm
Mark Kelley Brown Royston GA 3 nm
Robert Edward Jesser Royston GA 3 nm
Douglas Brian Cook Carnesville GA 6 nm
Costantino George Bucari Lavonia GA 6 nm
Larry Donald Fowler Lavonia GA 6 nm
David Scott Rudolph Lavonia GA 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 23 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 25 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 35 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 35 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 35 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 35 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 47 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 56 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 66 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 72 nm

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