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KAHN · Athens Ben Epps Airport

ICAO · US · 25 NTSB events

ID KAHN FAA AHN Elev 808 ft Lat 33° 56.93' N Lon 83° 19.54' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,122 ft. Max gradient: 0.92%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 088° 6,122 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.92%
27 268° 6,122 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.92%
02 021° 3,995 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.72%
20 201° 3,995 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.72%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 132.875
  • CLD ATLANTA CNTR 127.500
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 126.300
  • CTAF CTAF 126.300
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 127.500
  • RDO MACON RDO 109.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB BJT

    Bulldog

    0.22 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC AHN

    Athens

    109.60 MHz · DME 109.60 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 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 MALSF Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 09 and 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 09 and 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 09 and 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSF Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 09 and 20—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1100–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·GEORGIA 195 ASHBURN TURNER CO (75J) 2 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N31º41.26´ W83º37.98´ 389 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 17–35: H5005X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 17: Trees.
  • ·LGT MIRL Rwy 17–35, opr dusk–0500Z‡.
  • ·Rotating bcn lctd on water tank 1/4 mile NW of arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 229-425-1791
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Valdosta Apch at 229-257-2207, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·VIENNA (VL) (L) VORTAC 116.5 VNA Chan 112 N32º12.81´ W83º29.84´ 191º 32.2 NM to fld. 300/1E.
  • ·DME unusable: 014º–024º VOR unusable: 254º–264º byd 16 NM ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN)(KAHN) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N33º56.92´ W83º19.55´ 812 B TPA—1804(992) ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE AHN RWY 09–27: H6122X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–65, D–125 PCR 511 F/B/X/T HIRL 0.9% up E RWY 09: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H3995X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–45 PCR 111 F/B/Y/T MIRL 0.7% up N No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 02: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.75º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 20: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·When ATCT clsd HIRL Rwy 09–27 preset low intst; to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 02 and 20 lgts not avbl when ATCT is clsd.
  • ·Noise sensitive area S of arpt; ctc FBO for information.
  • ·Index B ARFF equipment is avbl.
  • ·Closed to unscheduled air carrier opr with more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hrs PPR call arpt mgr 706–613–3420.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-613-3416
  • ·ASOS 132.875 (706) 363–3481.
  • ·CTAF 126.3 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.1R 116.95T (MACON RADIO) ®ATLANTA APP/DEP CON 132.475 (1115–0300Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.8 (0300–1115Z‡) TOWER 126.3 (1300–0100Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 121.8 132.475 (1115–0300Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Atlanta Apch at 678-364-6131, when ATCT clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VOR/DME 116.95 AHN Chan 116(Y) N33º56.86´ W83º19.49´ at fld. 793/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 031º–047º byd 40 NM 053º–138º byd 40 NM 201º–203º byd 40 NM 237º–303º byd 40 NM 317º–331º byd 40 NM 346º–012º byd 40 NM ILS 110.95 I–AHN Rwy 27.
  • ·LOC unusable abv 5,300´ at 5.2 NM from thr; abv 1,600´ at thr.
  • ·JACKSONVILLE L–18J IAP ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–18J IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · AHN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

3

13.6% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 72,374 ops in 2004

2024 total

39,557

10-yr total

384,102

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 91% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

13.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=25

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-04-29 Beech D95A · Under/overshoot · day →
2026-06-02 Cirrus SF50 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2026-05-15 JOHN BRADLEY VANS RV-7 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2026-03-14 Piper PA-24-260 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2022-12-29 Piper PA24 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2022-11-03 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Gear-up · VMC · dusk →
2022-05-11 Piper PA-24-250 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-05-03 Mooney M20K · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2020-04-22 American Legend AL3 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-10-22 Fuji LM1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-10-28 Beech C23 · Other · VMC · night →
2000-04-16 Hughes OH-6A · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1999-09-11 Bellanca BL-17-30 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1999-01-02 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
1998-08-24 Cessna 150 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-11-21 Beech 60 · Other · IMC · day →
1995-12-06 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · day →
1993-07-07 Piper J3 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1988-12-12 Bellanca 17-30A · Engine failure · day →
1988-04-13 Cessna,Cessna 170A,R172K · Other · VMC · day →
1987-04-30 Cessna 310D · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-05-17 Cessna 172D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-04-22 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · day →
1982-09-26 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Other · day →
1982-01-24 Cessna 177 · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 4 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 24 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 31 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 33 nm
Brendon Leon Browne Covington GA 33 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 38 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 48 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 50 nm
Mark Allen Hubbard Locust Grove GA 53 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 54 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
Christopher Daniel Kolisnyk Winterville GA 2 nm
Steven Forest Henley Athens GA 4 nm
Milton Fitzhugh Readdick Jr Athens GA 4 nm
Joel Christian Schofield Athens GA 4 nm
Michael Dean Schwabauer Athens GA 4 nm
Valerie Mary Mathews Athens GA 4 nm
James Thomas Payne Athens GA 4 nm
Casey Jonathan Magner Athens GA 4 nm
Olav Ommedal Athens GA 4 nm
Nathan Daniel Peters Athens GA 4 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
Michael Henry Mech Winterville GA 2 nm
David James Buynitzky Winterville GA 2 nm
Michael Dean Schwabauer Athens GA 4 nm
Alireza Gharbavi Athens GA 4 nm
Adam Noel Morgan Athens GA 4 nm
Lavan Floyd Athens GA 4 nm
Roy Alan Kemp Athens GA 4 nm
Sanford Dale Rosson Athens GA 4 nm
Gregory Ware Athens GA 4 nm
Aucy M Archer Athens GA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 0 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 18 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 18 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 18 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 32 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 32 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 41 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 45 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 63 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 64 nm

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