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K50I · Kentland Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K50I Elev 698 ft Lat 40° 45.52' N Lon 87° 25.77' 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: 4,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 90.3° 4,004 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
27 270.3° 4,004 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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

  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 132.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K50I on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27. 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 REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. 219-863-7620 UNATNDD HOL. +37 FT UNLGT PLINE 1267 FT FM WEST END MRKD WITH RED BALLS; CROPS 125 FT N & S OF CNTRLN WHOLE LENGTH. +70 FT UNLGT GRAIN LEG 185 FT N OF CNTRLN 1060 FT FM RWY END. 10 FT CROPS 125 FT L & R OF CNTRLN.
  • ·HIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · KKT

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,568 ops in 2009

2024 total

3,778

10-yr total

50,368

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 90% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

19.9

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=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2016-03-26 Piper PA24 · Weather · VMC · day →
1987-04-30 Piper PA-38-112 · Engine failure · day →
1983-07-03 Grumman AA-5B · Other · VMC · dawn →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
James Paulsen West Lafayette IN 30 nm
Larry Wayne Gross West Lafayette IN 30 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 46 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 47 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 50 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 64 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 66 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 66 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 66 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 68 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
Brody Dale Fox Fowler IN 10 nm
Carl Douglas Longest Watseka IL 14 nm
Richard Frederick Comingore Rensselaer IN 17 nm
David Michael Kurtz Saint Anne IL 21 nm
David Michael Lambert Saint Anne IL 21 nm
Uwe Kai Rudloff Lake Village IN 22 nm
Michael Steinle Lake Village IN 22 nm
Michele Lynn Boyce Lake Village IN 22 nm
Shawn Allen Klemme Otterbein IN 23 nm
David Joseph Kizer Rossville IL 25 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
Lionel Ralph Reiter Kentland IN 1 nm
James Anthony Butler Goodland IN 6 nm
James Lee Foulks Goodland IN 6 nm
Denver Wayne Lopp Brook IN 7 nm
Terry Lee Garrett Fowler IN 10 nm
Michael James Puetz Fowler IN 10 nm
Anthony Joseph Gobel Fowler IN 10 nm
John Francis Gretencord Fowler IN 10 nm
Frank Albert Lambert Remington IN 14 nm
Dean Paul Waibel Remington IN 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 30 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 31 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 46 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 58 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 78 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 78 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 80 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 84 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 90 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 92 nm

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