Airport · ICAO · US
Class DAddison Airport
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FAA Airport Diagram · KADS
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Runways at KADS
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,203 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 160° | 7,203 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.01% |
| 34 | 340° | 7,203 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.01% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 133.400
- CLD CLNC DEL 119.550
- GND GND 121.600
- TWR TWR 126.000
- CTAF CTAF 126.000
- A/D RGNL APP/DEP 124.300
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
📻 Live ATC audio
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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KADS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.
2 matched · 12 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 16; HIRL RWY 16/34. 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
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 16; HIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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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)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 16; HIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
ACTVT MALSR RWY 16; HIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF
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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
BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·NUMEROUS 200 FT BLDGS WITHIN 1 MILE EAST AND SOUTH OF ARPT; TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND WATER TANKS WEST OF ARPT.
- ·AWOS-3 INFO ONLY AVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD.
- ·ATIS AVBL DURING TWR HRS.
- ·NO TGL WITHOUT AMGR APPROVAL.
- ·CPB OFC HRS M-F 1000-2100. 214-208-3636.
- ·BE ALERT: RWY HLDG PTN MRKGS LCTD AT THE WEST EDGE OF TWY A.
- ·NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS SURROUND ARPT.
- ·PILOTS REQUESTED TO USE NBAA STD NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.
- ·APCH SLOPE 10:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 40 FT TREE, 430 FT DSTC, 475 FT L.
- ·APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 28 FT POLE, 490 FT DSTC, 536 FT L. 10 FT ARPT PERIMETER RD, 0-200 FT DSTC, 275 FT R, 488 FT L 10 FT ARPT PERIMETER RD, 0-200 FT DSTC, 320 FT L TO 460 FT R.
- ·TPA: 956 FT AGL LIGHT ACFT, 1356 FT AGL LRG ACFT.
- ·EMAS NON-STD ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 387 FT IN LENGTH BY 100 FT WIDTH LCTD 35 FT SETBACK FM DER 16.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KADS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KADS
41 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
53
since 1982
Fatal
7
13.2% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
9
≈ 0.9/yr
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Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 176,032 ops in 1992
2024 total
114,806
10-yr total
1,094,605
2024 mix
AC/AT 39% · GA 61% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
8.2
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
1.09
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=7
- Stall / spin 2
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Other 2
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
All time · n=41
- Other 15
- Stall / spin 6
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
- Ground collision 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
- Engine failure / power loss 3
- Loss of control 2
- Gear-up landing 2
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
Designees in TX
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KADS — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
6,561
Flight Instructors
A&P
27,501
Mechanics
AME
167
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
22
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
2
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
37
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
24
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
15
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
76
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
153
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
232
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
304
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
11
Organizational Designations
Schools
183
Flight Schools
FBO
244
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
64
Flying Clubs
Repair
41
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
43
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KADS
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Frank Smith | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Patrick Nicholas Arnzen | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Robert Jennings Baldock | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Wallace James Pitts | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Juan Rivera | Lewisville | TX | 9 nm |
| Patrick Edward Cannon | Lewisville | TX | 9 nm |
| Martin Maxwell Cupp | Dallas | TX | 11 nm |
| David Richards | Frisco | TX | 11 nm |
| David Campbell Lewis | Allen | TX | 12 nm |
| Bobby Riney | Grapevine | TX | 12 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KADS
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nima Khaghani | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Mario Salvi | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| James Allen Wilson | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Christopher Michael Medema | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Enrique A Villalobos | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Gregory Austin Donlin | Farmers Branch | TX | 3 nm |
| Steven Sanford Smith | Farmers Branch | TX | 3 nm |
| William Richard Cardenas | Farmers Branch | TX | 3 nm |
| Terry Glenn Tyler | Farmers Branch | TX | 3 nm |
| Patrick Jay Gasper | Farmers Branch | TX | 3 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KADS
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Earl Signs | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Joseph Raymond Garcia Jr | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Mathew Thomas Eslow | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Evan Matthew Oviedo | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Daniel Lenz | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Million Abebe Engda | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Ronald Jay Share | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Jeffrey Warren Hawkins | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Christopher Richard Dube | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
| Tony Alan Boozer | Addison | TX | 0 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KADS
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Addison Avionics Group, LLC Addison, TX | 0 nm |
| Bombardier Service Center Dallas, TX | 8 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX Irving, TX | 10 nm |
| Mach Aircraft Maintenance McKinney, TX | 15 nm |
| Select Avionics, LLC Mckinney, TX | 18 nm |
| Air-O Specialists of Texas McKinney, TX | 18 nm |
| Aviation Maintenance Professionals Arlington, TX | 22 nm |
| Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc Denton, TX | 23 nm |
| FieldTech Avionics and Instruments Fort Worth, TX | 28 nm |
| Accord Aviation Interiors Fort Worth, TX | 28 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KADS: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗