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KAMA · Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

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

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

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%

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

  • 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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  • NDB AM

    Pande

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 35 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

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)
  • ·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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NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

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

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

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

Last 10 years · n=2

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

All time · n=15

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

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

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 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
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 nearby

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

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 nearby

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

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.