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K62S · Christmas Valley Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K62S Elev 4,317 ft Lat 43° 14.17' N Lon 120° 39.90' 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: 5,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 087° 5,200 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
25 267° 5,200 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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K62S on LiveATC ↗

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 & PAPI RY 25 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·CHRISTMAS VALLEY PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·REMOTE CTLD ACFT IN VCNTY.
  • ·UNICOM MONITORED IRREGULARLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,656 ops in 2023

2024 total

3,600

10-yr total

36,111

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

27.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-05-18 Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-09-23 Beech A35 · Gear-up · day →
1985-03-10 Cessna 170A · Other · 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
Andrew Reischauer Bend OR 57 nm
Gregory Michael Cyr Bend OR 57 nm
Hayden Ellis Vardaman Bend OR 57 nm
Robert William Grubb Bend OR 57 nm
Russell Thomas Ward Bend OR 57 nm
Blake Thomas Segoria Redmond OR 65 nm
Karl Dean Cotton Redmond OR 65 nm
Randy Whitson Steel Redmond OR 65 nm
Joseph Patrick May Eugene OR 117 nm
John Loflin Albany OR 134 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
Clayton Ralph Johnston La Pine OR 45 nm
Randall Harold Weatherhead La Pine OR 45 nm
Marco Gnos La Pine OR 45 nm
Brandon J Gaudren La Pine OR 45 nm
Nicholas Sammons Cutting La Pine OR 45 nm
Lloyd Eugene Swenson Sunriver OR 51 nm
Ronald Dewain Ward Sunriver OR 51 nm
Harvey Albert Breuer Bend OR 57 nm
Christopher Scott Conant Bend OR 57 nm
Robert Michael Cuevas Bend OR 57 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
Philip Lee Klingbeil Christmas Valley OR 0 nm
Chris Joseph Schaaf Christmas Valley OR 0 nm
Anthony James Richards Christmas Valley OR 0 nm
Jamie Gerald Coon Summer Lake OR 31 nm
Gail Ray Galliher La Pine OR 45 nm
Clayton Ralph Johnston La Pine OR 45 nm
Marco Gnos La Pine OR 45 nm
Scott Wilton Garrett La Pine OR 45 nm
Gary Allen Johnson La Pine OR 45 nm
Alden Amos Andre La Pine OR 45 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 108 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 128 nm
Baker Avionics, LLC
Grants Pass, OR
 128 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 143 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 146 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 151 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 151 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 164 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 169 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 182 nm

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