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K43A · Montgomery County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K43A Elev 628 ft Lat 35° 23.05' N Lon 79° 47.43' 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: 3,500 ft. Max gradient: 1.49% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 023° 3,500 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.49%
21 203° 3,500 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.49%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K43A on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - 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 AND INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·UNMARKED 40 FT PLINE 350-750 FT FM THR RWY 21 ACROSS & L OF CNTRLN. 20-25 FT DEPRESSION 180 FT SOUTH OF RWY 03 THR ON CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 03 HAS UPHILL GRADE. 35-40 FT DROP-OFF 80 FT WEST OF RWY 03 CNTRLN; 30 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FM RWY 21 THR ON CNTRLN; 30 FT DROP-OFF 80 FT RIGHT OF RWY 21 CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC FAYETTEVILLE APCH AT 910-484-8012.
  • ·RWY 21 HAS A PARALLEL GRAVEL DRIVEWAY 130 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·AVGAS 100LL 24 HR SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,800 ops in 1999

2024 total

4,800

10-yr total

48,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 58% · Mil 42%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1998-12-02 Bellanca 17-30 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-09-07 Cessna 305A · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Stephen Lynn Henderson Carthage NC 19 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 22 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 41 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 41 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 44 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 44 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 50 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 51 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 52 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 53 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
Joseph Norman Smiley Eagle Springs NC 8 nm
Austin Robert Muir Eagle Springs NC 8 nm
Blaine David Emch Seagrove NC 9 nm
Gregory Wilson Purvis Robbins NC 11 nm
Kevin Earl Dougherty Seven Lakes NC 12 nm
Robert Enos Carpenter Jr Jackson Springs NC 13 nm
Richard James Smith Jackson Springs NC 13 nm
Gabriel Juan Demuth Jackson Springs NC 13 nm
Michael Dwayne Heath Mount Gilead NC 15 nm
Robert Dewey Deen Mount Gilead NC 15 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 Preston Allen Star NC 1 nm
Bernie Edwin Blake Troy NC 5 nm
James Sidney Roberts Jr Candor NC 6 nm
Paul Douglas Snedeker Seagrove NC 9 nm
Gregory Wilson Purvis Robbins NC 11 nm
Michael Dwayne Heath Mount Gilead NC 15 nm
William Stanley Beck Mount Gilead NC 15 nm
Mitchell Vaughn Roberts Mount Gilead NC 15 nm
Joshua Mcgalister Roberts Mount Gilead NC 15 nm
Reginald Edward Haywood Mount Gilead NC 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 18 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 35 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 36 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 39 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 43 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 45 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 45 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 50 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 58 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 61 nm

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