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K7W6 · Hyde County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K7W6 Elev 8 ft Lat 35° 33.74' N Lon 75° 57.31' 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: 5,002 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 111° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
29 291° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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 UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K7W6 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. 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 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - 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 (5 sentences)
  • ·R5314 5 MI NORTH OF ARPT AND R5313 5 MI EAST HAVE HVY CONCENTRATIONS OF MIL ACFT WI 1000 FT AGL AND IN EXCESS OF 500 KTS.
  • ·MNVRNG FOR LDG AND AFT TKOF SHOULD RMN OVER LAND EAST OF ARPT.
  • ·GEESE NESTING NORTH SIDE OF RWY AT UPPER AND MIDDLE PONDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·FOR ASSISTANCE CTC HYDE COUNTY DISPATCH 252-473-3444. 24 HR SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,050 ops in 1999

2024 total

4,050

10-yr total

40,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 86% · Mil 12%

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=1

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1991-11-07 Piper PA-24 · Weather IMC · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 61 nm
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 69 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 69 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 69 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 69 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 69 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 82 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 99 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 99 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
Jenny Renea Hawk Manns Harbor NC 22 nm
Benjamin Franklin Roush Jr Manteo NC 25 nm
Daniel James Kramer Buxton NC 28 nm
Colin Joseph Moss Nags Head NC 28 nm
Kenneth Paul Pagurek Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Marty Alan Jewell Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Cody Jacob Hudock Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Theodore Philip Warren Kill Devil Hills NC 31 nm
Jacob Jonathan Baker Kill Devil Hills NC 31 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
Timothy Dean Whitfield Fairfield NC 13 nm
Paul Lucas Harry Jr Hatteras NC 24 nm
Melvin Dwight Burrus Hatteras NC 24 nm
Jerod Andrew Rosman Jr Manteo NC 25 nm
Jason David Woodling Manteo NC 25 nm
Jerry Dean Morris Manteo NC 25 nm
Charles Anthony Buterbaugh Manteo NC 25 nm
Ted Steven Shanks Manteo NC 25 nm
William Albert Brickhouse Manteo NC 25 nm
Jesus Joe Verdugo Manteo NC 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 77 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 77 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 80 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 82 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 119 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 123 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 125 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 145 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 148 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 154 nm

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