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K53A · Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K53A Elev 337 ft Lat 32° 18.12' N Lon 84° 0.45' 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: 5,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
36 001° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 119.600

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K53A on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 0 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 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,500 ops in 2001

2024 total

5,000

10-yr total

50,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · 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

  • Other 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1996-07-19 Grumman G-164 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-03-17 Cessna 172N · Other · day →

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
John Doy Jeffers Perry GA 18 nm
Ronald Adam Holloway Cochran GA 34 nm
Kevin Harper Thomaston GA 39 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 43 nm
Mark Allen Hubbard Locust Grove GA 63 nm
William Miller Hampton GA 66 nm
Hudson David Macaluso Senoia GA 66 nm
Jeffrey Wolf Lagrange GA 68 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 71 nm
Zachary Scott Kirk Newnan GA 75 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
Harry Pierce Smith Jr Elko GA 14 nm
Jonathan Brett Usry Ellaville GA 16 nm
Bryson Thorne Hayes Fort Valley GA 16 nm
Richard Martin Urash Americus GA 18 nm
Stephen Brice Ransom Americus GA 18 nm
Sherwood Butts Iii Americus GA 18 nm
Robert Joseph Hamilton Perry GA 18 nm
Michael Lynn Reece Perry GA 18 nm
Robert Alexander Higgins Perry GA 18 nm
Hamilton Mcafee Halford Perry GA 18 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
David Monroe Dixon Montezuma GA 1 nm
Felton George Bernard Montezuma GA 1 nm
Steven Clyde Green Montezuma GA 1 nm
Walter Ernest Medlin Montezuma GA 1 nm
Josiah Copland Montezuma GA 1 nm
Frank Houser Gassett Oglethorpe GA 3 nm
Earl John Evans Oglethorpe GA 3 nm
Kenneth Charles Williams Oglethorpe GA 3 nm
John Michael Richter Byromville GA 8 nm
Manfred Alophus Turner Byromville GA 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 57 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 72 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 72 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 99 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 99 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 101 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 102 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 102 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 102 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 105 nm

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