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K49A · Gilmer County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K49A Elev 1,486 ft Lat 34° 37.67' N Lon 84° 31.49' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,507 ft. Max gradient: 0.79%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 027° 3,507 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.79%
21 207° 3,507 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.79%

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 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K49A on LiveATC ↗

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

Watch for

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

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All translated remarks (1)

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT RWY 03/21 MIRL - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·RWY IS USED TO BACK TAXI, ACFT MUST CLEAR THE RWY TO TWY BEFORE ADDNL ACFT CAN LAND.
  • ·WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND THE ARPT. 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC 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

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,201 ops in 2023

2024 total

4,201

10-yr total

32,252

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

62.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-16 Cessna 182 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-10-05 Champion 8KCAB · Other · VMC · day →
2015-08-04 Cessna 150M · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2008-04-23 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-06-19 Cessna T210N · Weather · dusk →
1984-08-08 Cessna 172H · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Bruce Edward Allen Jasper GA 11 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 15 nm
John W Scruggs Dalton GA 24 nm
James Karlovich Cartersville GA 31 nm
Joseph Charles Gravalec Blairsville GA 32 nm
Sarah Diane Arnold Benton TN 33 nm
Richard Hayes Acworth GA 35 nm
Anthony Walker Collegedale TN 36 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 40 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 40 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
John Alton Berkstresser Ellijay GA 4 nm
Michael Alan Jones Ellijay GA 4 nm
Gregory Phillip Day Ellijay GA 4 nm
Benjamin Matthew Sutton Ellijay GA 4 nm
John Carl Di Renzo Jr Ellijay GA 4 nm
Matthew Michael Chase Ellijay GA 4 nm
Brandon Edward Cravey Ellijay GA 4 nm
Evan Micah Snyder Ellijay GA 4 nm
Stanley Paul Strama Talking Rock GA 6 nm
Stanton James Kowalchyk Talking Rock GA 6 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
Thomas Joseph Pick East Ellijay GA 3 nm
Thomas Anthony Ocobock East Ellijay GA 3 nm
Gregory Phillip Day Ellijay GA 4 nm
Lon Allen Bush Ellijay GA 4 nm
Reed Dilbeck Ellijay GA 4 nm
Alan Samuel Dorfman Ellijay GA 4 nm
Leon Frank Goble Ellijay GA 4 nm
Jose Luis Hilerio Ellijay GA 4 nm
William Norman Lennen Ellijay GA 4 nm
Gary Lee Tucker Ellijay GA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 11 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 37 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 41 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 41 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 45 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 48 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 48 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 57 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 57 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 57 nm

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