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K1L3 · Searchlight Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K1L3 Elev 3,410 ft Lat 35° 26.66' N Lon 114° 54.54' 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: 5,040 ft. Max gradient: 2.24% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 180° 5,040 ft 70 ft Asphalt (good) No 2.24%
34 350° 5,040 ft 70 ft Asphalt (good) No 2.24%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K1L3 on LiveATC ↗

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 LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
  • ·PPR FOR PVT ARPT AREA USE OR INFO - AMGR.
  • ·UNLGTD 165 FT PLINE 3.2 MI SOUTH OF RWY.
  • ·TRRN RISES CNSTNT RATE N FOR 2 MI.
  • ·ARPT COND NOT MNTD - RWY CLSD FOR REPAIRS INDEFLY.
  • ·TLOF 46X46 FT; FATO 85X85 FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 340/160.
  • ·TLOF 46X46 FT; FATO 85X85 FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 340/160.
  • ·MKGS FADED & BRUSH CVRD. 5 FT FENCE 83 FT L & PARL TO CNTRLN. 2-4 FT BRUSH S END OF RWY IN RSA.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
  • ·APPROVED IAW ASN 2020-AWP-1742-NRA.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Runway excursion 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
2006-06-29 Mooney M20M · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-10-28 FORNEY F-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in NV

CFI Flight Instructors 1,051 A&P Mechanics 2,622 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 42 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 11 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 37 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 29 Clubs Flying Clubs 8 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Dilakshan Nimendranath Poholiyadde Henderson NV 34 nm
Marcus Cooper Henderson NV 34 nm
Matthew Franklin Binner Henderson NV 34 nm
Jason Steven Duncan Kingman AZ 46 nm
Ronald Joseph Rengel Las Vegas NV 50 nm
Andres Acorcino Montoya North Las Vegas NV 52 nm
Janet Melson Denton North Las Vegas NV 52 nm
Jason Steven Duncan North Las Vegas NV 52 nm
Lauren Nicholson Scott North Las Vegas NV 52 nm
Shawn Edward Mullin North Las Vegas NV 52 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
Donald Allen Deever Searchlight NV 1 nm
Milne David Pocock Cal Nev Ari NV 8 nm
Virginia Ann Kinach Laughlin NV 23 nm
Renan Ezequiel Hall Boulder City NV 24 nm
Robert Charles Murphy Boulder City NV 24 nm
Billy Jack Napier Boulder City NV 24 nm
Carl Joseph Roseman Boulder City NV 24 nm
Mark Gerard Jorgensen Boulder City NV 24 nm
Patrick Martin Tregnan Boulder City NV 24 nm
Neil Arthur Hoskins Boulder City NV 24 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 Ronald Swope Searchlight NV 1 nm
Gregory Steve Matusky Cal Nev Ari NV 8 nm
James Robert Mcdonald Cal Nev Ari NV 8 nm
Johnny Dale Allcorn Laughlin NV 23 nm
Lawrence Roy Wersky Laughlin NV 23 nm
Edmund Leo Bowen Laughlin NV 23 nm
Robert Neil Emory Laughlin NV 23 nm
John Armin Guddal Laughlin NV 23 nm
Gary James Kappa Laughlin NV 23 nm
John Fredrick Parresol Laughlin NV 23 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 30 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
 30 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
 40 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 122 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 125 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 141 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 141 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 152 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 157 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 157 nm

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