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KADS · Addison Airport

ICAO · US · 41 NTSB events

ID KADS FAA ADS Elev 644 ft Lat 32° 58.12' N Lon 96° 50.18' 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: 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%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • 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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 12 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 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

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • 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)
  • ·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

IATA · ADS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

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

2005 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 rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-12-12 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2025-01-14 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 · Other · VMC · night →
2024-10-17 Starship Enterprise · Other · VMC · day →
2019-06-30 Textron Aviation B-300 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-08-18 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2018-05-07 Piper PA28 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
2018-03-10 CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-04-01 GILL CRAIG LANCAIR IV P PROPJET · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-03-26 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-06-06 Cessna 172R · Hard landing · day →
2014-11-30 Piper PA 28R-201T · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2012-03-23 CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION SR22T · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-05-03 Beech 35-C33 · Fuel exhaustion · night →
2005-10-02 Cessna 195 · Other · day →
2000-12-25 Beech BE-60 · Weather · IMC · day →
2000-08-14 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2000-03-31 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · day →
1999-11-18 Cessna 150M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1998-06-06 Cessna,Aviat 152,PITTS S-2B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1996-06-08 Hughes 269 · Loss of control · day →
1996-02-16 Hughes 269A · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
1992-10-10 Cessna,Cessna 172N,172M · Other · VMC · day →
1992-06-20 Piper J3C-65 · Other · day →
1991-06-28 Beech B19 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-03-16 Hughes 269A · Weather · IMC · day →
1990-09-09 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Other · night →
1989-10-11 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Other · VMC · night →
1989-06-24 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1989-05-25 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · night →
1989-04-15 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-12-04 Bell 206B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1987-09-25 Cessna 150M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-07-05 Mooney M20J · Other · VMC · day →
1986-07-19 Cessna 421 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-10-18 Cessna 421C · Other · day →
1983-11-19 Grumman AA-5A · Weather · VMC · night-moonlit →
1983-06-09 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-13 Bell 206B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-02-09 Beech A36TC · Other · IMC · night →
1983-01-16 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1982-11-30 Cessna 150H · Other · night →

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
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 nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.