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K4R5 · Major Gilbert Field Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K4R5 Elev 649 ft Lat 46° 47.32' N Lon 90° 45.52' 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: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.81%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 039° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.81%
22 219° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.81%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K4R5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 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 REIL RWY 04; PAPI RWY 04 & 22. 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 04; PAPI RWY 04 & 22. 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 04; PAPI RWY 04 & 22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 04; PAPI RWY 04 & 22 - 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 & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. 40 FT TREES 190 FT FM RWY END, 230 FT L.
  • ·MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Madeline Island Airport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,100 ops in 2004

2024 total

6,050

10-yr total

60,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

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

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-05-24 Piper PA 28R-200 · Weather · VMC · day →
2013-06-15 Piper PA-24-260 · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 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) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 56 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 56 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 57 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 57 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 72 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 72 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 91 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 92 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 96 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 106 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
Jay Verne Miller Bayfield WI 3 nm
Cary Thomas Bouchard Washburn WI 9 nm
Jonathon Steven Bell Washburn WI 9 nm
Alec Thomas Bouchard Washburn WI 9 nm
Arabella Romae Bouchard Washburn WI 9 nm
Mark Joseph Barnabo Ashland WI 13 nm
David John Ochsenbauer Ashland WI 13 nm
James Franklin Deters Ashland WI 13 nm
Jeffrey Duane Wolding Ashland WI 13 nm
Alexander Ryan Vickroy Ashland WI 13 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 Alden Dalzell La Pointe WI 0 nm
Douglas Richard Brandt Washburn WI 9 nm
Matthew Soongade Deloney Odanah WI 12 nm
Daniel William Gabler Ashland WI 13 nm
Todd Lewis Gibbon Ashland WI 13 nm
Alexander Ryan Vickroy Ashland WI 13 nm
Waldemar John Vietmeier Herbster WI 20 nm
Carl Olof Lindblom Saxon WI 23 nm
Marc Andrew Cohen Mason WI 25 nm
Michael John Budiash Mason WI 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 92 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 92 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 123 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 143 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 143 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 177 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 192 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 219 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 249 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 249 nm

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