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K48I · Braxton County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID K48I Elev 1,276 ft Lat 38° 41.22' N Lon 80° 39.11' 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: 3,995 ft. Max gradient: 0.58%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 016° 3,995 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.58%
20 196° 3,995 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.58%

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
  • A/D APP/DEP 121.150

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K48I on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 7 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 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. 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 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT BEACON - 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 ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·6 FT DITCH CROSSES AER 02 0-116 FT FROM THR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011.
  • ·WHEN APP CLSD, CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT AND BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DSPLCD THR, 80 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 210 FT L.
  • ·APCH RATIO 25:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 53 FT TREES, 1340 FT DSTC, 0 FT B. 26 FT TREES, 0-199, 216 FT L. 17 FT HILL, 0-199 FT DSTC, 247 FT R.
  • ·BCN LCTD ON HILL, 1/4 MILE NW OF ARPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,600 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,100

10-yr total

40,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

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=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Gear-up landing 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
2006-06-30 Cessna 310D · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-06-13 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Other · day →
1997-09-06 REYNOLDS MARSKE-MONARCH 1997 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-11-28 Cessna 414 · Gear-up · IMC · day →

Designees in WV

CFI Flight Instructors 224 A&P Mechanics 1,154 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 5 FBO Fixed Base Operators 22 Clubs Flying Clubs 9 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 5

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
William Peters Jr Charleston WV 50 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 54 nm
Clair Morris Longbottom OH 60 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 74 nm
Derek Mcvicar Albany OH 79 nm
Ronald Joseph Faliszek Albany OH 79 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 95 nm
Nandana Lalith Perera Logan OH 96 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 102 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 104 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
Steven Bradley Duffield Gassaway WV 6 nm
Patrick Robert Omalley Gassaway WV 6 nm
Gregory Ray Brannon Weston WV 23 nm
Lester Todd Marsh Weston WV 23 nm
Mindy Ann Graham Clay WV 24 nm
Francis Charles Heffernan Monterville WV 25 nm
Gerald Lenard Rader Ii Canvas WV 25 nm
Aaron Jason Roop Summersville WV 26 nm
Roy Allan Moss Buckhannon WV 27 nm
Gage Nicholas Raschella Buckhannon WV 27 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
Frank Walter Grindo Jr Sutton WV 3 nm
Gregory Michael Sagram Sutton WV 3 nm
Jacob Euria Fairburn Jr Sutton WV 3 nm
Brian David Tate Sutton WV 3 nm
Dwayne Carson Stevens Sutton WV 3 nm
Dustin Bradley Woodward Gassaway WV 6 nm
Brian William Kimberling Frametown WV 11 nm
Adam Clayton Hayhurst Tioga WV 16 nm
Kenneth Lee Riding Cowen WV 17 nm
John Paul Kasuba Glenville WV 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 67 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 86 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 99 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 112 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 113 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 116 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 126 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 126 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 129 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 137 nm

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