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K81R · San Saba County Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID K81R Elev 1,249 ft Lat 31° 14.11' N Lon 98° 43.02' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,206 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 136.3° 4,206 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
31 316.3° 4,206 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.30%

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 K81R on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 RWY 13/31. 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 MIRL RWY 13/31. 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 MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - 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 ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·RWY 13 -10 FT DITCH 30-180 FT DSTC.
  • ·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·PAPI RWY 13/31 OPR CONSLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-03-25 Cessna T210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-10-05 Bellanca 1730 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-07-04 Zenair ZENITH STOL CH 701 · Hard landing · day →
2012-08-04 SAVAGE AIR LLC EPIC LT · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jon Wells Meadowlakes TX 46 nm
Patrick Lyndon Nugent Stonewall TX 59 nm
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 60 nm
Tristan T Walling Georgetown TX 63 nm
Gregory Kling Squires Cedar Park TX 64 nm
John Calvin Foster Mcgregor TX 67 nm
Austin Roger Bowman Temple TX 69 nm
Thomas Michael Rhines Temple TX 69 nm
Matthew Allen Quillen Pflugerville TX 74 nm
Dayton Austin Dabbs Taylor TX 77 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
Stephen Ray Schwartz Goldthwaite TX 15 nm
Edwin Parker Shaw Jr Goldthwaite TX 15 nm
Joseph Michael English Lometa TX 17 nm
Alan Richard Crawford Buchanan Dam TX 29 nm
Timothy Ian Middleton Llano TX 29 nm
Stanley Gordon Wilson Iii Lampasas TX 29 nm
James Justin Milam Lampasas TX 29 nm
Charles Ray King Brownwood TX 32 nm
Michael Jeffrey Stone Early TX 32 nm
Larry Wallace Key Ii Early TX 32 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 Michael Uli San Saba TX 2 nm
Walter Reed Parsons San Saba TX 2 nm
Sol Adrian Everett San Saba TX 2 nm
Ronnie Wayne Head Goldthwaite TX 15 nm
Carl L Mattax Goldthwaite TX 15 nm
James Michael Smith Lometa TX 17 nm
Larry Milford Collier Voca TX 26 nm
Toby Allan Madsen Brookesmith TX 27 nm
Leslie Eugene Vasterling Iii Buchanan Dam TX 29 nm
Charles Herman Baether Iv Buchanan Dam TX 29 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 63 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 75 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
 78 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 92 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 92 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 98 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 98 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 98 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 99 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 99 nm

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