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KA08 · Vaiden Field

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KA08 FAA A08 Elev 225 ft Lat 32° 30.74' N Lon 87° 23.14' 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: 6,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 163° 6,400 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
34 343° 6,400 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.19%

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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. 80 FT OVERLAY; SIDE TRSNS SMOOTH.
  • ·LCTD 10 FT FROM RWY EDGE.
  • ·MARKINGS SVRLY FADED OR OBSC.
  • ·MARKINGS SVRLY FADED OR OBSC.
  • ·CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP SVRL CLOSE-IN OBSTN TREES LOCATED APPROX 100-120 FT L OF RWY 16 CNTRLN ARPT BCN CURRENTLY INOPERABLE ALL AIRFIELD LIGHTING CURRENTLY INOPERABLE VFR ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

AL08

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,200 ops in 2012

2024 total

10,200

10-yr total

102,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

All time · n=1

  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-10-23 Cessna 120 · Birdstrike · VMC · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 44 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 49 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 49 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 58 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 66 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 67 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 76 nm
Charles Welden Alexander City AL 77 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 81 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 81 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
Harold Russell Rowley Greensboro AL 16 nm
Charles Merrill Seale Greensboro AL 16 nm
Johnnie Booker Washington Greensboro AL 16 nm
Anthony Todd Roberts Valley Grande AL 18 nm
Jason Alan Pendergrass Demopolis AL 22 nm
Marty Lane Cranford Demopolis AL 22 nm
Michael Sean Culliton Centreville AL 30 nm
Cramer Brown Phillips Jr Maplesville AL 30 nm
Philding Mcfarland Handley Randolph AL 35 nm
John Daniel Johnson Ralph AL 40 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
Andrew Durham Thacker Safford AL 15 nm
Andrew Lamar Frith Valley Grande AL 18 nm
Peter Bradsell Selma AL 19 nm
Walter Mc Crimon Selma AL 19 nm
Jimmy Ray Schreiner Selma AL 19 nm
Jimmy Bob Garrison Selma AL 19 nm
Luke Samuel Reynolds Selma AL 19 nm
Jason Alan Pendergrass Demopolis AL 22 nm
Wayne Newton Poindexter Demopolis AL 22 nm
Cevin Earl Watson Demopolis AL 22 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 53 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 53 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 107 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 123 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 124 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 125 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 131 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 131 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 140 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 140 nm

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