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K5G7 · Bluffton Airport

FAA-LID · US · 10 NTSB events

ID K5G7 Elev 851 ft Lat 40° 53.12' N Lon 83° 52.12' 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: 4,126 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 51.7° 4,126 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
23 231.7° 4,126 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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

  • A/D TOLEDO APP/DEP 120.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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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 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. 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 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. 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 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 76,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

42,580

10-yr total

669,400

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.54

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=10

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fire / smoke 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
2025-10-03 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
2022-06-13 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-07-27 FEDERSEN WALTER LANCAIR IVP · Fire · night →
2014-05-30 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2009-08-06 Cessna 172S · Weather · VMC · day →
2003-12-27 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day →
2002-08-03 Piper PA-32-300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2000-07-30 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1995-05-31 Piper PA-28-161 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1982-06-29 Cessna 310K · Gear-up · night →

Designees in OH

CFI Flight Instructors 2,004 A&P Mechanics 6,227 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 47 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 14 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 17 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 45 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 35 ODA Organizational Designations 8 Schools Flight Schools 67 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 39 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 32

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Catherine Elizabeth Smith Bowling Green OH 31 nm
Joel Allen Borton Bowling Green OH 31 nm
Leo Joseph Eggert Bowling Green OH 31 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 32 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 32 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 33 nm
Bradley Wayne Newman Tiffin OH 34 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 35 nm
Jeffrey Brian Schorsch Perrysburg OH 41 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 50 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
Dylan Morgan Bybee Bluffton OH 1 nm
Clay David Miller Pandora OH 5 nm
Larry Todd Klingler Ada OH 7 nm
David Alan Cooley Harrod OH 11 nm
Adam Stuart Noe Mc Comb OH 14 nm
James Larry Mckibben Lima OH 14 nm
Gilberto Torres Lima OH 14 nm
Hope Marilyn Delong Lima OH 14 nm
Nickolas James Greeley Lima OH 14 nm
Daniel John Kesner Lima OH 14 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
George Henry Stechschulte Bluffton OH 1 nm
Randy Jay Forrer Bluffton OH 1 nm
James Charles Lemley Bluffton OH 1 nm
William Jesse Rehm Bluffton OH 1 nm
Matthew Joseph Meyer Bluffton OH 1 nm
Benjamin John Gambrell Bluffton OH 1 nm
Gary Leonard Frey Pandora OH 5 nm
Gerald Gene Grismore Pandora OH 5 nm
Michael Clarence Howe Pandora OH 5 nm
Jerimiah Cody Schwab Pandora OH 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 13 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 50 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 50 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 60 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 63 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 63 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 71 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 82 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 83 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 87 nm

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