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K61S · Cottage Grove State Airport

FAA-LID · US · 11 NTSB events

ID K61S Elev 641 ft Lat 43° 47.99' N Lon 123° 1.74' 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: 3,201 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 167° 3,201 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
33 347° 3,201 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 4 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 15/33, PAPI RY 15 & RY 33. 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.
  • ·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 MIRL RY 15/33, PAPI RY 15 & RY 33. 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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33, PAPI RY 15 & RY 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33, PAPI RY 15 & RY 33 - 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.

  • 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 ON & INVOF ARPT ALL HRS.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·TWYS 25 FT WIDE, MKD WITH BLUE REFLECTORS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CASCADE APCH AT 541-607-4674/4675, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HR SELF SERVE CARDLOCK.
  • ·UNICOM MNTD M-F 0700-1800 LST

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,413 ops in 2009

2024 total

16,685

10-yr total

167,246

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · 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=11

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 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
2015-05-03 Buhl LA 1 · Weather · VMC · day →
2008-06-10 Cessna 182 · Other · day →
2007-10-31 Dye Rans S-12 Airaile · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-08-25 Cessna 210L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-07-21 Globe GC-1B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-02-23 Mooney M20C · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2001-01-10 Grumman American AA-1B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-06-11 Bucker Flugzeugbau 1.131 JUNGMANN · Other · day →
1996-07-20 Conkey/Wapelhorst LANCAIR 235 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1991-02-19 Piper PA-15 · Stall / spin · night →
1988-09-11 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Joseph Patrick May Eugene OR 16 nm
James Brian Griffin Philomath OR 47 nm
Lee Shuster Corvallis OR 47 nm
Vincent Remcho Corvallis OR 47 nm
John Loflin Albany OR 50 nm
Justin Bench North Bend OR 57 nm
Larry Janetsky Green Valley OR 61 nm
Robert William Reid Independence OR 64 nm
Lisa Buswell Dahl Salem OR 67 nm
Andrew Reischauer Bend OR 76 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
Michael Graham Danielle Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Mark Colby Mcfarland Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Dustin Alan Ballard Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Caylan Richard Mccrady Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Larry Joe Church Creswell OR 7 nm
Gary Lee Ludeke Creswell OR 7 nm
Mark Joseph Stroble Creswell OR 7 nm
Ryan Paul Anderson Creswell OR 7 nm
Rena Elaine Cowan Pleasant Hill OR 11 nm
Jeffrey Michael West Pleasant Hill OR 11 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
John Douglas Clark Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Darren Dean Kronberger Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Colby Lee Mcfarland Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Benjamin Lewis Farringer Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Russell Raymond Bowen Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Richard Kevin Firth Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Robert Carl Higgs Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Ryan William Bondeson Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Kajal Sidhu Cottage Grove OR 1 nm
Devin Maxwell Nickle Cottage Grove OR 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 67 nm
Baker Avionics, LLC
Grants Pass, OR
 79 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 79 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 88 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 88 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 98 nm
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 98 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 102 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 104 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 197 nm

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