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Class C

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

ID KAMA FAA AMA Elev 3,607 ft Lat 35° 13.07' N Lon 101° 42.39' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KAMA

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FAA Airport Diagram · KAMA

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Runways at KAMA

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 13,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 046° 13,502 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
22 226° 13,502 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
13 137.5° 7,901 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%
31 317.5° 7,901 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%

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

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 118.850
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.650
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • CTAF CTAF 118.300
  • A/D APP/DEP 121.150
  • RDO FORT WORTH RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KAMA

  • NDB AM

    Pande

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KAMA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 35 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwys 04 and 22; REIL Rwy 13; HIRL Rwys 04–22, 13–31; all twys. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwys 04 and 22; REIL Rwy 13; HIRL Rwys 04–22, 13–31; all twys. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 02–20: 6200X150 (TURF) LIRL RWY 02: Fence. RWY 20: Tree.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwys 04 and 22; REIL Rwy 13; HIRL Rwys 04–22, 13–31; all twys. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwys 04 and 22; REIL Rwy 13; HIRL Rwys 04–22, 13–31; all twys—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (35 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.

  • ·RWY 08–26: 1600X102 (TURF) LIRL(NSTD) RWY 08: P–line.
  • ·LGT Rwy 08–26 nstd solar LIRL.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 720-412-1132
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PALO DURO (1E4) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N35º08.62´ W101º50.35´ 3639 NOTAM FILE FTW RWY 17–35: 3700X50 (TURF–GRVL) RWY 17: P–line.
  • ·Arpt fenced, gates locked, no aces.
  • ·Rwy not suitable for acft.
  • ·Arpt hazardous for tsnts; rwy not mkd or defined; 63 ft mkd/lgtd transmission line acrs Rwy 17 end.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 soft when wet on S end; loose grvl on rwy, vegetation on rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 806-376-5853
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTL (AMA)(KAMA) 7 E UTC–6(–5DT) N35º13.16´ W101º42.36´ 3607 B TPA—See Remarks LRA ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE AMA RWY 04–22: H13502X200 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400 PCR 1820 R/D/W/T HIRL(NSTD) RWY 04: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 61´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 77´.
  • ·RVR–R RWY 13–31: H7901X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400 PCR 780 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–13502 TODA–13502 ASDA–13502 LDA–13502 RWY 13: TORA–7901 TODA–7901 ASDA–7901 LDA–7901 RWY 22: TORA–13502 TODA–13502 ASDA–13502 LDA–13502 RWY 31: TORA–7901 TODA–7901 ASDA–7901 LDA–7901
  • ·Tiltrotor acft activity invof arpt.
  • ·Index C equip avbl upon req.
  • ·TPA for propeller acft 4502 (895), turbojet acft 5002 (1395), overhead 5502 (1895).
  • ·Rwy 04–22 center 130´ grvd full length.
  • ·RWY 04 RVR AVBL 1200–0600Z‡ CTC TWR.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 NSTD HIRL due to spacing.
  • ·HIRL 50 ft from rwy edge, NSTD dstc fm cntrln–pavement outside rwy edge stripes may not be full strength and depth perception problems may exist during periods of darkness.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 806-335-1671
  • ·ASOS 118.85 (806) 223–2973.
  • ·CTAF 118.3 ATIS 118.85 UNICOM 122.95 AMARILLO RCO 122.3 (FORT WORTH RADIO) (0600–1200Z‡) ® APP/DEP CON 119.5 (1200–0600Z‡) ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.85 (0600–1200Z‡) TOWER 118.3 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4561.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1200–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·PANHANDLE (H) (H) VORTACW 116.6 PNH Chan 113 N35º14.10´ W101º41.94´ at fld. 3595/8E.
  • ·PANDE NDB (LOMW) 251 AM N35º08.79´ W101º48.33´ 040º 6.6 NM to fld. 3609/8E.

+ 5 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KAMA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KAMA

122 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

2

11.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 130,068 ops in 1999

2024 total

40,236

10-yr total

504,231

2024 mix

AC/AT 39% · GA 31% · Mil 29%

Events / million ops

4.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.47

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=121

  • Other 101
  • Ground collision 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Hard landing 1

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.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-02-04 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Loss of control · night →
2026-01-16 Honda HA-420 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2017-04-28 PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC 12 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2013-11-11 BEECHCRAFT B36TC · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2012-04-26 Bell 206B · Weather · VMC · day →
2011-07-04 Piper PA-24-180 · Other · VMC · day →
2005-07-01 Learjet 25 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-05-24 Boeing 737-300 · Weather · IMC · night →
2001-07-21 Cessna T210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-06-02 Piper PA-38-112 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1994-08-27 Cessna T210L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-01-31 Fokker F28 MK O100 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-05-03 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
1985-04-28 Boeing 737-300 · Weather · IMC · night →
1984-08-18 Cessna 310Q · Other · VMC · day →
1981-05-30 Piper PA-34 · Other →
1981-05-27 Beech 58P · Other →
1981-02-21 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1981-02-17 Beech A23-19 · Other →
1979-07-08 Beech C23 · Other →
1979-04-04 Cessna 305A · Other →
1979-01-29 Beech 58P · Other →
1979-01-19 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1978-10-13 Bellanca 7KCAB · Other →
1978-10-10 Beech C18S · Other →
1978-09-23 Beech 95B55 · Other →
1978-06-07 Beech C23 · Other →
1978-05-07 GRUM-AMER AA5B · Other →
1978-02-16 Cessna 340 · Other →
1977-12-14 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1977-12-02 Cessna T210L · Other →
1977-09-27 Beech 19 · Other →
1977-05-20 Cessna 310N · Other →
1977-05-19 Cessna 210 · Other →
1977-02-27 Beech 65 · Other →
1976-11-12 Mooney M20C · Other →
1976-08-19 Bellanca 8KCAB · Other →
1976-08-05 Hughes 269B · Other →
1976-06-20 Beech D-17S · Other →
1976-05-29 Cessna 150 · Other →
1976-01-28 Cessna 172 · Other →
1975-11-02 AMER AVCO AA1-B · Other →
1975-10-28 Cessna 210 · Other →
1975-06-04 Cessna U206A · Other →
1975-03-23 Cessna 210K · Other →
1974-09-11 Cessna 172G · Other →
1974-09-05 Callair A-9 · Other →
1974-07-03 Cessna 310Q · Other →
1974-05-22 Cessna 140 · Ground collision →
1974-05-06 Mooney M20F · Other →
1974-03-19 Cessna 206 · Other →

+ 71 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KAMA

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in TX

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KAMA — 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 KAMA

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
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 6 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 100 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 100 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 100 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 100 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 100 nm
Donald Borba Slaton TX 106 nm
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 173 nm
Uwe Horst Zeizinger Wichita Falls TX 176 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 193 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KAMA

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
Stephen Rex Douglass Amarillo TX 6 nm
William Joseph Findley Jr Amarillo TX 6 nm
Michael Dean Hanson Amarillo TX 6 nm
Thomas Jefferson Hickman Amarillo TX 6 nm
Floyd Nolan Houdashell Jr Amarillo TX 6 nm
Thomas Webster Lowrey Jr Amarillo TX 6 nm
James William Luff Jr Amarillo TX 6 nm
Wayelon Howard Penland Amarillo TX 6 nm
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 6 nm
Louis Patricio Montano Amarillo TX 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KAMA

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
Richard Fredrick Brakey Amarillo TX 6 nm
Floyd Nolan Houdashell Jr Amarillo TX 6 nm
Donald Larry Johnson Amarillo TX 6 nm
Wayelon Howard Penland Amarillo TX 6 nm
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 6 nm
David Joe Rucker Amarillo TX 6 nm
Douglas Andrew Evans Amarillo TX 6 nm
Norman Ray Bearden Amarillo TX 6 nm
John Allen Seitz Amarillo TX 6 nm
Ainslie Martini Vaughan Amarillo TX 6 nm

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

Repair stations near KAMA

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
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 9 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 170 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 198 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 198 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 201 nm
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 203 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 208 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 211 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 240 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 241 nm

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