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KAPT · Marion County Airport - Brown Field

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KAPT FAA APT Elev 641 ft Lat 35° 3.64' N Lon 85° 35.12' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,498 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 038° 3,498 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
22 218° 3,498 ft 75 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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D CHATTANOOGA APP/DEP 119.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 11 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22, PAPI Rwy 04 & Rwy 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22, PAPI Rwy 04 & Rwy 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. 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

  • Runway 04 threshold displaced 800 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04–22: H3498X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 04: REIL. PAPI(P2L)…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22, PAPI Rwy 04 & Rwy 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22, PAPI Rwy 04 & Rwy 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22—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.

  • Runway 04 threshold displaced 800 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: H3000X50 (ASPH) S–15 RWY 04: Thld dsplcd 800´

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡, Sat 1400–2300Z‡, Sun 1800–2300Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 423-432-6627
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHATTANOOGA APP/DEP CON 119.2 (1100–0450Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.05 (0450–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chattanooga Apch at 423-855-6478.
  • ·When Apch clsd for CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·CHOO CHOO (H) DME 115.8 GQO Chan 105 N34º57.68´ W85º09.20´ 286º 22.1 NM to fld. 1014.
  • ·Dep Rwy 04; arr Rwy 22 rcmdd.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 grass, cracking and oxidized pavement.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 423-928-4500
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HOLSTON MOUNTAIN (L) (L) VORTACW 114.6 HMV Chan 93 N36º26.22´ W82º07.78´ 247º 9.7 NM to fld. 4321/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 076º–126º byd 17 NM blo 8,500´ 171º–178º byd 27 NM blo 10,000´ 171º–178º within 27 NM blo 8,500´ 260º–265º byd 36 NM blo 8,500´ JOHNSON CO (See MOUNTAIN CITY on page 452) ATLANTA L–25A IAP CINCINNATI L–25C SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · APT

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 23,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

5,700

10-yr total

78,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-08-28 Beech A36 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-06-21 Cessna 150G · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-03-15 ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-4 · Other · day →
2006-12-26 Rockwell International 114 · Weather · day →
1995-09-09 ALLEN Mustang II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-01-20 Piper PA-22 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 17 nm
Jason Shane Odom Chattanooga TN 17 nm
Anthony Walker Collegedale TN 26 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 27 nm
John W Scruggs Dalton GA 35 nm
Sarah Diane Arnold Benton TN 46 nm
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 49 nm
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 57 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 58 nm
Benjamin Steve Johnson Murfreesboro TN 63 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
Steven Earl Tatro Jasper TN 2 nm
Eric Grayson Hicks Jasper TN 2 nm
Patrick Scott Childs Jasper TN 2 nm
Thomas Gerard Esselman South Pittsburg TN 7 nm
William Cordell Childs Bridgeport AL 10 nm
Ethan Franklin Pettit Lookout Mountain GA 12 nm
Eric Michaels Brauer Signal Mountain TN 13 nm
Conrad Kemmerlin Shuler Iii Signal Mountain TN 13 nm
Virginia Sherilyn Johnson Chattanooga TN 17 nm
David Ernest Ciabattoni Chattanooga TN 17 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
Patrick Scott Childs Jasper TN 2 nm
Jerry Wayne Reed Jasper TN 2 nm
Kirby Ross Totty Jasper TN 2 nm
Sam Nichols Ferrell Iii Jasper TN 2 nm
Robert David Salyer Jasper TN 2 nm
Selwyn Lloyd Shadrick Sequatchie TN 3 nm
Jerry Allen Knight Guild TN 4 nm
Albert Cook Brown South Pittsburg TN 7 nm
Garrett Mccree Kilgore Whitwell TN 9 nm
Thomas T Allen Whitwell TN 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 19 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 25 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 47 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 67 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 68 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 76 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 77 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 80 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 88 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 91 nm

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