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K3S8 · Grants Pass Airport

FAA-LID · US · 17 NTSB events

ID K3S8 Elev 1,126 ft Lat 42° 30.61' N Lon 123° 23.28' 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: 3,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.79%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 142° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
30 322° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

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 CASCADE APP/DEP 124.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; PAPI RWY 31. 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 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; PAPI RWY 31. 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 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; PAPI RWY 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; PAPI RWY 31 - 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

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC CASCADE APCH AT 541-607-4674/4675, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT AND 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·NOT FOR TURBOJET OPS USE. 100LL & JET-A AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Merlin

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · GTP

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.9% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 28,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

25,000

10-yr total

250,404

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.70

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=17

  • Loss of control 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-05-31 Vans RV-8 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-08-27 Piper PA32RT · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-07-10 Helio H 295 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2015-06-20 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-05-07 Cessna 172C · Hard landing · day →
2006-12-29 Averyt Vans RV-4 · Stall / spin · day →
2006-05-28 Taplin Avid Flyer · Engine failure · day →
2003-06-20 Harshbarger W/Reed RV-8 · Engine failure · day →
2001-05-12 Cessna 172P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-04-06 Hutton Rand Robinson KR-2 · Loss of control · day →
1995-09-01 Bristol RV-6 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-04-26 Cessna 172N · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1987-04-03 Mooney M20F · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-07 Pterodactyl PTRAVLER · Other · day →
1983-08-07 Cessna 150J · Engine failure · day →
1983-05-29 Stinson 108 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1982-08-17 Cessna 152-II · Other · day →

Designees in OR

CFI Flight Instructors 995 A&P Mechanics 2,693 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 13 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 58 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 Schools Flight Schools 42 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Bridger Emonds Cave Junction OR 24 nm
Larry Janetsky Green Valley OR 58 nm
Justin Bench North Bend OR 65 nm
Joseph Patrick May Eugene OR 94 nm
James Brian Griffin Philomath OR 122 nm
Lee Shuster Corvallis OR 124 nm
Vincent Remcho Corvallis OR 124 nm
John Loflin Albany OR 128 nm
Andrew Reischauer Bend OR 130 nm
Gregory Michael Cyr Bend OR 130 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
Ivon Arthur Borgen Merlin OR 2 nm
Andreas Jeffrey Blech Merlin OR 2 nm
Gary Lee Blom Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Eric Lee Van De Walker Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Kerry Don Straub Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Brett Thomas Hopper Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Cedar O Shannon Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Aaron Lee Motter Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Ryan Lance Christensen Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Sean Bradford Spence Grants Pass OR 5 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
Pietro Joseph Croce Merlin OR 2 nm
Steven Michael Brooks Merlin OR 2 nm
Joseph Edward Smith Merlin OR 2 nm
Nathan Alan Scott Merlin OR 2 nm
Ryan Edwards Sarver Merlin OR 2 nm
Christopher Michael Clark Merlin OR 2 nm
Peter Berthold Reichert Grants Pass OR 5 nm
John Stanley Wagner Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Jon Leslie Oliver Grants Pass OR 5 nm
Kerry Don Straub Grants Pass OR 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Baker Avionics, LLC
Grants Pass, OR
 0 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 0 nm
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 38 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 145 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 151 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 167 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 167 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 176 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 181 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 183 nm

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