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K1A5 · Macon County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 12 NTSB events

ID K1A5 Elev 2,020 ft Lat 35° 13.36' N Lon 83° 25.14' 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: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.48%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 069° 5,002 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.48%
25 249° 5,002 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.48%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.225
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -11C.
  • ·RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS.
  • ·RWY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP-OFF 350 FT FM THR L & R.
  • ·AFLD SVC AVBL 0800-1830 EXCLD HOL.
  • ·PAPI RWY 25 OTS INDEFLY. 6 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 29 FT TREES 56 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 227 FT LEFT.
  • ·RWY 25 8 FT FENCE 159 FT FM END OF THR OFFSET 134 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 10 FT BRUSH 0 TO 200 FT FM THR OFFSET 168 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 100LL AND JET A 24 HR SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT.
  • ·PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

3

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

13,650

10-yr total

133,700

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 94% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

22.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.61

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=12

  • Stall / spin 5
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Runway excursion 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
2025-09-18 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Other · VMC · day →
2024-11-28 Beech B300 · Stall / spin · day →
2021-03-11 Cessna 421 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2013-10-17 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · day →
2012-03-15 Cessna 501 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-05-26 John Thomas CLOUD DANCER 2 · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-02-27 Cessna 182J · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1998-09-16 Hopkins Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE 582 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1995-07-19 Piper PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-02-24 Piper PA-30B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-10-11 Beech F33A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-11-29 Beech A23A · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →

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
Joseph Charles Gravalec Blairsville GA 33 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 34 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 39 nm
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 41 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 44 nm
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 45 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 46 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 46 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 48 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 50 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
James Marcus Bryson Ii Franklin NC 3 nm
Daron Mathew Carroll Franklin NC 3 nm
Richard Robert Castle Franklin NC 3 nm
Samuel George Lindsay Franklin NC 3 nm
Jacob Dean Tallent Franklin NC 3 nm
Noah Holler Franklin NC 3 nm
Dennis Lowell Taylor Bryson City NC 12 nm
Kenneth Dewayne Dehart Bryson City NC 12 nm
Robert Michael Kelly Bryson City NC 12 nm
Daniel Henry Allison Whittier NC 13 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
James Marcus Bryson Ii Franklin NC 3 nm
James Victor Moore Franklin NC 3 nm
Ronald Lewis Chase Franklin NC 3 nm
Steven Joseph Guidry Franklin NC 3 nm
Charles Elkin Hinson Franklin NC 3 nm
Roger Neil Hoppe Franklin NC 3 nm
Edward Jackson Jones Franklin NC 3 nm
Nicholas Paganello Franklin NC 3 nm
Jay Darwin Palen Franklin NC 3 nm
Frank Lawson Showalter Franklin NC 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 45 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 45 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 50 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 56 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 61 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 69 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 72 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 75 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 76 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 76 nm

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