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K88R · Austin Air Ranch Airport

FAA-LID · US · 13 NTSB events

ID K88R Elev 830 ft Lat 30° 28.42' N Lon 98° 7.29' 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: 4,185 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 4,185 ft 30 ft ASP No 0.22%
35 360° 4,185 ft 30 ft ASP No 0.22%

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 K88R on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 (9 sentences)
  • ·ROTORCRAFT REMAIN ABV 500 AGL N OF RWY 17 TO AVOID RESIDENTIAL AREA.
  • ·ROTORCRAFT PRACTICE & AUTOROTATION PROHIBITED.
  • ·ROTORCRAFT ARR & DEP FLY DCTLY TO & FM PRKG TO AVOID UNNEC LOW-LEVEL TXG.
  • ·FOR CD CTC AUSTIN APCH AT 512-369-7865.
  • ·ARPT CLSD AT NGT EXC FOR HEL, MEDEVAC & MIL FLTS.
  • ·ARPT CLSD TO JET & TURBO JET ACFT, EXC FOR VERY LIGHT JETS.
  • ·ARPT CLSD TO TGL, ULTRALIGHTS & HANG GLDRS.
  • ·NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
  • ·RWY 17 - CALM WIND RWY OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE SLOPE 10:1 T0 DSPLCD THLD OVR 26 FT BLDG, 270 FT DSTC, 113 FT R. 25 FT TREES 0-199 FT DSTC ACRS APCH. 10 FT RISING TRRN 35-125 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AT THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Spicewood

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-24 GUENTHER GLEN A SEAREY LSX · Other · VMC · day →
2024-04-22 Lancair Legacy FG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-05-17 Luscombe 8 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-09-05 Piper PA-32-301 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-06-04 HUSTON CHARLES D PITTS S-12 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-03-25 PZL 101A · Engine failure · day →
2006-12-31 Cessna 172S · Other · VMC · day →
2000-06-07 Starduster Too SA300 · Other · day →
1999-10-02 Cessna P210N · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-07-04 Piper PA-31T · Other · day →
1996-01-20 Piper PA-32-260 · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
1989-08-14 MCCORMICK BUSHBY MUSTANG II · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1988-09-01 Cessna 182R · Other · 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
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 7 nm
Jon Wells Meadowlakes TX 10 nm
Gregory Kling Squires Cedar Park TX 16 nm
Tristan T Walling Georgetown TX 25 nm
Matthew Allen Quillen Pflugerville TX 27 nm
Patrick Lyndon Nugent Stonewall TX 31 nm
Dayton Austin Dabbs Taylor TX 36 nm
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 37 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 45 nm
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 46 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
Littleton Council Billingsley Jr Spicewood TX 2 nm
William T Earnest Spicewood TX 2 nm
Scott Richard Hess Spicewood TX 2 nm
George Anderson Horn Spicewood TX 2 nm
Carol Muller Foy Spicewood TX 2 nm
Christopher Alan Ray Spicewood TX 2 nm
Bruce Stuart Sorgen Spicewood TX 2 nm
Rebecca Lynne Hempel Spicewood TX 2 nm
Shaun Randolph Lynch Spicewood TX 2 nm
Charles Brian Lakey Spicewood TX 2 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
Littleton Council Billingsley Jr Spicewood TX 2 nm
Scott Richard Hess Spicewood TX 2 nm
John Wesley Trotter Spicewood TX 2 nm
Robert Preston Beck Spicewood TX 2 nm
William Patrick Brady Spicewood TX 2 nm
William Franklin Saathoff Spicewood TX 2 nm
Allen Lewis Christenson Spicewood TX 2 nm
Randolph Stuart Bonner Spicewood TX 2 nm
David Tracy Ford Spicewood TX 2 nm
Jeffrey Layne Burke Spicewood TX 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 26 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 26 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 37 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 44 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 46 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 46 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 46 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
 58 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 114 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 114 nm

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