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KAKH · Gastonia Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KAKH FAA AKH Elev 798 ft Lat 35° 12.16' N Lon 81° 8.99' 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: 3,769 ft. Max gradient: 0.42%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 28.3° 3,769 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.42%
21 208.3° 3,769 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.42%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.725
  • A/D CHARLOTTE APP/DEP 134.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KAKH on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 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 ODALS Rwy 03; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. 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 ODALS Rwy 03; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. 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 ODALS Rwy 03; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT ODALS Rwy 03; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21—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

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·316 NORTH CAROLINA GASTONIA MUNI (AKH)(KAKH) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N35º12.16´ W81º08.99´ 798 B NOTAM FILE AKH RWY 03–21: H3769X100 (ASPH) S–24 MIRL 0.4% up SW RWY 03: ODALS.
  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·RWY 21: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·Noise abatement: from 0300–1100Z‡ pilots are requested to use Rwy 21 as calm wind rwy & do runups on ramp; not rwy end.
  • ·To avoid low alt turns to the west req clnc thru Class B asp from Charlotte Apch.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sun 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·For service after hours call 704–813–6040.
  • ·Rwy 03—15 ft road 292 ft fm thr L and R of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 21—50 ft drop–off 300 ft fm dsplcd thr L & R of cntrln and unmarked plines 370 ft fm dsplcd thr L & R of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 no line of sight btn rwy ends.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 704-869-7844
  • ·ASOS 135.725 (704) 868–9034.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 120.05 CLNC DEL 127.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charlotte Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 279º 9.8 NM to fld. 732/5W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 015º–050º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 050º–100º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 185º–202º byd 15 NM 203º–220º 270º–350º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR/DME controlled by Charlotte ATCT VOR unusable: 203º–220º STONIA NDB (MHW) 260 GHJ N35º11.49´ W81º09.47´ at fld. 750/6W.
  • ·NDB unmonitored 2330–1130Z‡ dur std time, 0030–1130Z‡ dur dalgt saving time.
  • ·GILLIAM – MC CONNELL AIRFIELD (See CARTHAGE on page 304) CHARLOTTE L–25D, 36E IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

0A6

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,100 ops in 2000

2024 total

9,910

10-yr total

139,230

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-10-11 Zenith ZENITH 601XLB · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 3 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 16 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 16 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 17 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 20 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 28 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 28 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 28 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 31 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 38 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
Eric Brian Rosemond Gastonia NC 3 nm
Todd Campbell Kuhn Gastonia NC 3 nm
David Herman Leuschel Gastonia NC 3 nm
Jeremy Matthew Burns Gastonia NC 3 nm
Cara Landacre Leuschel Gastonia NC 3 nm
Jill Christine Cagle Gastonia NC 3 nm
Joseph Patton King Gastonia NC 3 nm
Jenae Estelle Blumer Gastonia NC 3 nm
Edward Robert Balzer Iv Gastonia NC 3 nm
Carl Lee Murphy Gastonia NC 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
Richard Wesley Alexander Gastonia NC 3 nm
Bradford Wade Speer Gastonia NC 3 nm
Jeremy Matthew Burns Gastonia NC 3 nm
Ted Dean Abbott Gastonia NC 3 nm
Clinton Harold Addison Jr Gastonia NC 3 nm
William V Clark Gastonia NC 3 nm
Ronald William Craig Gastonia NC 3 nm
Joe Wayne Foushee Gastonia NC 3 nm
James Allen Lengyel Gastonia NC 3 nm
David Wayne Marion Gastonia NC 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 10 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 24 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 35 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 41 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 51 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 55 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 70 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 74 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 82 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 88 nm

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