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K4R9 · Dauphin Island Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K4R9 Elev 5 ft Lat 30° 15.63' N Lon 88° 7.65' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 123° 3,000 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
30 303° 3,000 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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 K4R9 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 PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. 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 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. 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 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - 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

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,650 ops in 1996

2024 total

3,650

10-yr total

36,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 40% · Mil 60%

Events / million ops

27.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.48

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-07-11 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · day →
1983-10-29 Cessna 150A · Other · VMC · day →
1982-06-20 Mooney M20J · Ground collision · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 20 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 50 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 50 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 50 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 50 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 60 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 68 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 79 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 79 nm
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 87 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
Robert Hillery Grice Irvington AL 14 nm
Phillip Marion Grice Irvington AL 14 nm
Sanjiv Devadas Birsen Irvington AL 14 nm
James Patrick Sedberry Grand Bay AL 17 nm
Joshua Gregory Collins Grand Bay AL 17 nm
Benjamin Adam Rumbley Theodore AL 17 nm
Ronald Gene Boston Fairhope AL 20 nm
William Edward Ericson Fairhope AL 20 nm
Gregory Herbert Heath Fairhope AL 20 nm
Danhill Fairhope AL 20 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
Earle Whittier Connell Iii Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Stephen Dewayne Hahn Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Scott Timothy Mclean Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Pamela Jean Sulack Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Christopher William Regan Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Joshua Caleb Griffin Dauphin Island AL 2 nm
Travis Madison Wheeler Coden AL 9 nm
Robert William Stiger Coden AL 9 nm
James Michael Dovin Coden AL 9 nm
April Arnold Stiger Coden AL 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 18 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 51 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 99 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 106 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 121 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 146 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 158 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 164 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 170 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 193 nm

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