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K6A4 · Johnson County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K6A4 Elev 2,240 ft Lat 36° 25.07' N Lon 81° 49.51' 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: 4,498 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 58.2° 4,498 ft 75 ft ASP No —
24 238.2° 4,498 ft 75 ft ASP No —

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.225
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K6A4 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. 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 PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. 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 PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - 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 INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·MT TRRN & HIGH PEAKS ALL QUADS; TSNT NIGHT OPS NOT RCMDD.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -9C.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·RWY 07 PAPI DOES NOT PRVD OBSTN CLNC BYD 1.4 NM FM THR.
  • ·PAPI RWY 07 UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PAPI RWY 25 DOES NOT PRVD OBSTN CLNC BYD 1.4 NM FM THR.
  • ·RWY 25 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

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: 8,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

6,050

10-yr total

29,870

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 96% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

33.5

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=2

  • Other 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
2022-04-07 HENRY L BERRIER JR ARION LIGHTNING LS-1 · CFIT · day →
1983-03-23 Taylorcraft BC-65 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 20 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 25 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 25 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 41 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 50 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 60 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 68 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 68 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 68 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 70 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
Emory Parks Carty Shady Valley TN 8 nm
Roland Tecumseh Orr Iii Creston NC 8 nm
Samuel David Oliver Creston NC 8 nm
Benjamin Ray Shelton Sugar Grove NC 9 nm
Jonathan William Knutson Butler TN 11 nm
James William Moore Boone NC 15 nm
Christopher Scott Macdonald Boone NC 15 nm
John Thomas Pryor Boone NC 15 nm
Daniel Alvaro Lozano Banner Elk NC 16 nm
Ronald Wilson Worley West Jefferson NC 16 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
Ralph Douglas Stewart Jr Mountain City TN 3 nm
Michael James Darocha Mountain City TN 3 nm
Vincent Robert Isabella Mountain City TN 3 nm
Danny Eugene Russell Mountain City TN 3 nm
Timothy Paul Polaskey Mountain City TN 3 nm
Joshua Brian Kennard Shady Valley TN 8 nm
Jacob Aaron Sams Shady Valley TN 8 nm
Kermit Leslie Morley Jr Shady Valley TN 8 nm
Wilson Laird Meador Vilas NC 9 nm
Jonathan William Knutson Butler TN 11 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 58 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 68 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 73 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 79 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 82 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 84 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 84 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 101 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 103 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 111 nm

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