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K3M7 · Lafayette Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K3M7 Elev 969 ft Lat 36° 31.10' N Lon 86° 3.50' 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: 5,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.45%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 6.3° 5,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.45%
19 186.3° 5,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.45%

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

  • A/D NASHVILLE APP/DEP 128.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K3M7 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC NASHVILLE APCH AT 615-695-4522. 25:1 FM DTHR.
  • ·CREDIT CARD SVC H24 AVBL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% 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: 12,180 ops in 2012

2024 total

10,340

10-yr total

103,400

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 97% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

9.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.61

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 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
2026-06-30 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
2024-07-07 MISSOULA AVIATION LLC SUPER DRIFTER · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2013-09-01 MAXAIR DRIFTER DRIFTER II · Weather · VMC · day →
2012-03-04 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · day →
1991-01-19 Beech K35 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1986-03-16 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Williams Gallatin TN 21 nm
Susan Wright Gallatin TN 21 nm
Ralph Sammy Swift Lebanon TN 24 nm
John Hansford Kinard Mt Juliet TN 29 nm
Philip Paul Kuitems Mt Juliet TN 29 nm
James Harry Lightfoot Smyrna TN 40 nm
Grant Matthew Jarvis Nashville TN 42 nm
Robert Sawyer Nashville TN 42 nm
Benjamin Steve Johnson Murfreesboro TN 44 nm
Christopher David Hardee Murfreesboro TN 44 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
Jacob Stewart Hughey Lafayette TN 1 nm
Davenir Batista Costa Lafayette TN 1 nm
David Ferrell Hunter Jr Dixon Springs TN 6 nm
Edward Miles Dillon Dixon Springs TN 6 nm
Carl Warren Rose Westmoreland TN 9 nm
Mark Andrew May Bethpage TN 12 nm
Thomas Christopher Johnson Bethpage TN 12 nm
Joshua Robert Hendry Carthage TN 17 nm
James Robert Kelly Carthage TN 17 nm
Cade Brantley Mcpherson Tompkinsville KY 21 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
Michael Wayne Bedwell Lafayette TN 1 nm
Christopher Scott Bell Lafayette TN 1 nm
Robert Ferrell Hodges Lafayette TN 1 nm
Mark Douglas Mcnab Lafayette TN 1 nm
James Dean Edwards Lafayette TN 1 nm
Sabrina Diane Carter Lafayette TN 1 nm
Christopher Lawrence Gammon Lafayette TN 1 nm
Robert Joseph Hoffman Lafayette TN 1 nm
Charles Maxey Beasley Dixon Springs TN 6 nm
Sean Curtis Lannigan Dixon Springs TN 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 23 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 70 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 70 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 75 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 81 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 99 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 101 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 108 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 109 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 111 nm

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