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K4S2 · Ken Jernstedt Airfield

FAA-LID · US · 25 NTSB events

ID K4S2 Elev 631 ft Lat 45° 40.36' N Lon 121° 32.16' 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: 3,040 ft. Max gradient: 1.11% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 088° 3,040 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.11%
25 268° 3,040 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.11%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 134.375
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K4S2 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 MIRL RY 07/25; REIL RWY 25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 07/25; REIL RWY 25. 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 MIRL RY 07/25; REIL RWY 25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25; REIL RWY 25 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·FREQUENT VEHICULAR TFC AER 7.
  • ·BLUE EXIT LGTS AT 3 TURNOFFS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·HOOD RIVER ARPT IS A NOISE SENS AREA.
  • ·PLS FLW THE FLY FRIENDLY SIGNS AT RWY ENDS AND AVOID LOW FLT.
  • ·CROSSWINDS CAN PRODUCE EXTREME LOW LEVEL TURB & UNEXPCD WIND CURRENTS.
  • ·TURF RWY AVBL IN GRASS MEDIAN NORTH OF PRIM RWY, NOT TO BE USED SIMUL WITH PAVED RWY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

2

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

8

≈ 0.8/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,810 ops in 1993

2024 total

14,210

10-yr total

142,429

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

56.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.32

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=25

  • Other 10
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2025-04-19 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2022-09-29 Schleicher ASW-20 · Other · day →
2022-09-03 ALISPORT SRL SILENT 2 ELECTRO · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2021-06-28 L-BIRD LLC CCX-2000 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-09-06 Piper PA18 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-07-21 Cessna 195 · Loss of control · day →
2018-04-27 L-BIRD LLC CCX-2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-06-11 Piper PA25 · CFIT · day →
2013-07-20 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · VMC · day →
2012-08-19 Cessna 182F · Other · VMC · day →
2008-07-11 Jonsson Sonerai · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-06-18 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Ground collision · day →
2003-08-24 Mooney M20D · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-11-03 Piper PA-20 · Stall / spin · day →
2000-06-01 Cessna 182M · Weather · VMC · day →
2000-04-22 PZL-Bielsko JANTAR 2A · Other · day →
1997-02-21 Hughes 269C · CFIT · day →
1994-08-28 Cessna 320B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1992-05-13 BRANTLY-HYNES B-2B · Other · VMC · day →
1988-05-06 Cessna 172M · Other · IMC · day →
1984-10-04 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · day →
1983-11-19 Helio H-391B · Other · day →
1983-06-14 Cessna 177 · Weather · day →
1982-12-01 Stinson 108-2 · Other · day →
1982-07-17 Cessna TU206G · Other · day →

Designees in OR

CFI Flight Instructors 995 A&P Mechanics 2,693 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 13 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 58 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 Schools Flight Schools 42 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Douglas Scott Holzman Hood River OR 2 nm
Stacy Jean Grabb Hood River OR 2 nm
David Olcott Koebel Troutdale OR 37 nm
Rainer Gades Troutdale OR 37 nm
David Olcott Koebel Vancouver WA 45 nm
Jason Thomas Robinson Vancouver WA 45 nm
Cody Lyle Barton Aurora OR 58 nm
Katie Erin Leonard Aurora OR 58 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Aurora OR 58 nm
Mary Adene Schu Aurora OR 58 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
Gennaro William Avolio Hood River OR 2 nm
George Edmundson Hood River OR 2 nm
Scott Dean Perry Hood River OR 2 nm
David Olcott Koebel Hood River OR 2 nm
Thomas James Inguagiato Jr Hood River OR 2 nm
Wesley Kevin Alexander Hood River OR 2 nm
Gina Rae Eisele Hood River OR 2 nm
Michael Aaron Tinervia Hood River OR 2 nm
Natalie Aya Murakoshi Hood River OR 2 nm
Mark Andrew Stanfield Hood River OR 2 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
Terry Richard Brandt Hood River OR 2 nm
George Edmundson Hood River OR 2 nm
David Wayne Boudreaux Hood River OR 2 nm
Thomas Leo Murphy Hood River OR 2 nm
William Elbert Veatch Hood River OR 2 nm
Benjamin Jakonah Matson Bell Hood River OR 2 nm
Ronald Wayne Wilkins Hood River OR 2 nm
Kimmo Raymond Wilson Hood River OR 2 nm
Steven Robert Boyd Hood River OR 2 nm
John Lynn Dance Bingen WA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 33 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 57 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 58 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 60 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 61 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 68 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 78 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 91 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 103 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 105 nm

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