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K2R9 · Kenedy Regional Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K2R9 Elev 289 ft Lat 28° 49.50' N Lon 97° 51.94' 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: 3,218 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 169° 3,218 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.51%
34 349° 3,218 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.51%

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 HOUSTON CNTR 134.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K2R9 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·ACFT AIRFRAME & POWER PLANT REPAIRS ON CALL 830-299-2295.
  • ·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·RSTRD 7 DEGS LEFT DUE TO OBSTS.
  • ·CONTROLLING OBSTRUCTION EXCEEDS A 45 DEGREE SLOPE 8 FT FENCE, 30-199 FT DSTC, 202 FT R. 8FT FENCE 0-199 DSTC, 34 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 120-250 FT L.
  • ·MIRL RWY 16/34 & TWY LGTS PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Karnes County

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,000

10-yr total

28,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

35.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

11.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=2

  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-06-06 Cessna 182G · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-09-11 Cessna 421C · Hard landing · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 46 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 52 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 52 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 52 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 52 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 52 nm
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 54 nm
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 63 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 64 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 67 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
Robert Harrison Card Ii Kenedy TX 1 nm
Ryan Blake Scheffer Yorktown TX 21 nm
Stephen Raymond Fairchild Floresville TX 25 nm
Robert Louis Payton Floresville TX 25 nm
James Leonard Jones Stockdale TX 25 nm
Charles John Whatley Goliad TX 27 nm
Jon Alan Fuller Goliad TX 27 nm
Emily Faith Gruetzmacher Goliad TX 27 nm
Tristan Ty Bennett Goliad TX 27 nm
Cyd Ernestina Birns La Vernia TX 35 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
Robert Harrison Card Ii Kenedy TX 1 nm
Ronald Delbert Hallmark Kenedy TX 1 nm
Richard Brent Card Kenedy TX 1 nm
Nicholas Anthony Vajdos Karnes City TX 4 nm
Vernon Arthur Fenner Jr Karnes City TX 4 nm
Johnny Ray Osuna Karnes City TX 4 nm
Keith Gene Donnell Karnes City TX 4 nm
Aaron Mathew Ermis Hobson TX 8 nm
Rudolfo Guerra Davila Runge TX 9 nm
Craig Richard Funke Runge TX 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 54 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 54 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 54 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 62 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 64 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
 94 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 95 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 102 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 102 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 102 nm

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