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K42A · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID K42A Elev 735 ft Lat 36° 4.26' N Lon 91° 49.81' 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: 4,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.65%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 032° 4,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.65%
21 212° 4,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.65%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • DEP MEMPHIS CTR 126.850

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K42A on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY EACH END - FULL STRENGTH.
  • ·SELF SERVE FUEL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 65,020 ops in 2019

2024 total

65,020

10-yr total

450,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.74

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-15 Piper PA-44-180 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2021-08-09 Cessna 210H · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-12-01 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-05-23 Maule MX-7-180B · Other · IMC · day →
2002-03-06 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in AR

CFI Flight Instructors 606 A&P Mechanics 2,319 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 32 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 64 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Lawrence Batesville AR 21 nm
Roger Douglass Higden AR 35 nm
Joshua Scott Wooding Searcy AR 50 nm
Nicholas Adcock Searcy AR 50 nm
Ronald Joseph Menzie Searcy AR 50 nm
Travis Alkire Searcy AR 50 nm
David Walton Cahoon Jonesboro AR 58 nm
Jackie Sanders Trumann AR 68 nm
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 75 nm
Thomas James Guillebeau Sherwood AR 75 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
Richard Lynn Dawe Melbourne AR 3 nm
Kelly Don Powell Violet Hill AR 5 nm
Ryan Daniel Heron Cushman AR 13 nm
Matthew Lee Birdsong Pineville AR 15 nm
Jay Graham Knight Calico Rock AR 15 nm
Jordan Dallas Cooper Cherokee Village AR 18 nm
Charles Kenneth Hill Mountain View AR 19 nm
Bruce William Oetting Mountain View AR 19 nm
Rodney Keith Owen Mountain View AR 19 nm
Grant Sullivan Goodwin Batesville AR 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
Mark Evan Givans Melbourne AR 3 nm
Jeremiah James Coffer Melbourne AR 3 nm
James Earl Snow Melbourne AR 3 nm
Richard Lewis Reppond Sage AR 4 nm
Donald Eugene Backus Sage AR 4 nm
Larry Emil Kyral Mount Pleasant AR 6 nm
John Thomas Chmura Mount Pleasant AR 6 nm
Benny Hugh Dean Mount Pleasant AR 6 nm
Jerry Wayne Webb Mount Pleasant AR 6 nm
Phillip Ray Thomson Sidney AR 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 44 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 71 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 86 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 91 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 95 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 111 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 114 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 114 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 162 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 165 nm

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