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K2W6 · St. Mary's County Regional Airport

FAA-LID · US · 22 NTSB events

ID K2W6 Elev 142 ft Lat 38° 18.92' N Lon 76° 33.01' 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: 4,150 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 102° 4,150 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.29%
29 282° 4,150 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.29%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.575
  • A/D PATUXENT APP/DEP 120.050
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 117.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K2W6 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 13 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - 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

    DEER ON & INVOF RWY 11/29 SS-SR.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·GLDR, UAS, AND ULTRALIGHT ACTVT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 29 15 FT DEPRESSION (DOWNSLOPE) 300 FT FM THR 150 FT R-125 L.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.
  • ·WHEN R-4007 IN EFFECT, ACFT OPRNG VFR AT ARPT MUST RMN WITHIN 1.5 NM OF ARPT, AT OR BLW 1500 FT MSL, AND ABV 700 FT AGL.
  • ·ALL VFR FLT OPS CONDUCTED WI R-4007 SHALL BE AT OR BLW 1000 FT MSL.
  • ·IFR AND VFR APCHS WI R-4007 WILL BE COORDD WITH PATUXENT APCH ON 121.0 OR BY PHONE 301-342-3740.
  • ·MIL ACFT ON INSTR APCH TO PAX RIVER NAS MAY OVERFLY ARPT AT 1600 FT MSL & NOT MNT CTAF.
  • ·WHEN PAX RWY 14 IN USE, 2W6 ACFT CROSS APCH PATH AT OR BLW 1000 FT OR ABOVE 3000 FT.
  • ·EXT 1321 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS IS 44200 AIRPORT ROAD, CALIFORNIA, MD 20619.
  • ·EXT 3511 UNFILLED CRACKS, VEGETATIVE GROWTH, OXIDATION, RAVELLING.
  • ·FADED. 30 FT TREES AT THLD, 160 FT L.
  • ·SELF SERVE 100LL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·PAPI RWY 11 & 29 OPRS CONSLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · LTW

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

4

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 79,500 ops in 1990

2024 total

40,308

10-yr total

386,116

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

5.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.94

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=22

  • Stall / spin 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 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
2007-08-09 Piper PA-22-160 · Stall / spin · VMC →
2026-03-11 Piper PA24-180 · Loss of control · day →
2022-08-19 Mooney M20E · Gear-up · day →
2017-04-20 CUB CRAFTERS INC CC11 100 · Loss of control · day →
2015-12-10 Piper PA 28 · Under/overshoot · night →
2011-07-15 Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2010-08-05 DAYTON JD-2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-03-06 Doyle-Michael Sonerai-II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-01-27 James Dayton Pit Bull JD-3 · Weather · day →
2006-10-12 Beech BE-200 · Stall / spin · day →
2005-07-24 Waco AQC-6 · Ground collision · day →
2003-10-09 Howard Aircraft Corp. DGA-15P · Ground collision · day →
2003-08-02 Mooney M20B · Engine failure · day →
2001-07-23 Cessna 150L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-03-31 Cessna 150 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1993-07-01 Piper PA-28-180 · CFIT · IMC · dawn →
1992-03-19 Piper PA-31-350 · Weather · day →
1991-04-06 Cessna 195 · Engine failure · VMC · dawn →
1989-08-27 Taylorcraft BC-65 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-04-09 Cessna 180 · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-02-06 Cessna 150H · Stall / spin · day →
1982-04-29 Cessna A150 · Stall / spin · 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
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 3 nm
Paul Edward Nuwer Cambridge MD 26 nm
Edward Ambler Easton MD 36 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 37 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 37 nm
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 43 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 44 nm
Christopher Hartman Salisbury MD 46 nm
Edward Joseph Brink Salisbury MD 46 nm
Galen Neal Anderson Salisbury MD 46 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
Jeffrey Paul Ledonne California MD 3 nm
Thomas Scott Schumacher California MD 3 nm
Brian Edward Belcher California MD 3 nm
Robert Marston Blake Ii California MD 3 nm
Roland Michael Colina Jr California MD 3 nm
Marcie Mayor Roan California MD 3 nm
Daniel Timothy Mcnamara California MD 3 nm
Joshua Richard Filbey California MD 3 nm
Chad Allan Deitz California MD 3 nm
Daniel Joseph Radocaj California MD 3 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
Alan Dale Tolksdorf California MD 3 nm
William Maurice Smith California MD 3 nm
Jeffrey Michael Vaughan California MD 3 nm
William Arthur Bowen Iii California MD 3 nm
Nicholas Tyson Bachert California MD 3 nm
Christopher David Rumsey California MD 3 nm
John Anthony Altomare California MD 3 nm
Michael Earl Hiles California MD 3 nm
Kenneth James Hubley California MD 3 nm
Wayne Terrence Lockley California 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
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 32 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 38 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 43 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 52 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 54 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 59 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 86 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 87 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 88 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 93 nm

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