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KARV · Lakeland Airport Noble F Lee Memorial Field

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KARV FAA ARV Elev 1,629 ft Lat 45° 55.67' N Lon 89° 43.85' 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: 5,150 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179° 5,150 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
36 359° 5,150 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
10 101° 3,602 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
28 281° 3,602 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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.125
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 133.650
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 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 MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18 & 28; VASI RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18 & 28; VASI RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18 & 28; VASI RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18 & 28; VASI RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·TOWNS OF ARBOR VITAE, LAC DU FLAMBEAU, MINOCQUA, WOODRUFF.
  • ·SANDHILL CRANES ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR ATTENDANT OTHER HRS CALL 715-490-4418.
  • ·NSTD HIRL; NSTD THLD LGTS MALS TYPE THLD LGT BAR IN ADDITION TO STD LGTG.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Minocqua

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · ARV

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

4

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 33,810 ops in 1995

2024 total

27,190

10-yr total

271,900

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 88% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.15

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 3

All time · n=13

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-01-02 Cessna 172L · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2019-02-10 Cessna 421 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2017-04-07 Stinson 108 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-12-07 Piper PA 18-150 · Loss of control · day →
2010-09-23 Piper PA-44-180 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2008-09-11 Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 · Stall / spin · IMC · dusk →
2006-01-05 Cessna 560 · Stall / spin · day →
2003-05-25 Piper PA-31P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1995-12-29 Cessna 310R · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1993-01-26 Cessna 310R · Weather · IMC · day →
1985-09-13 Cessna T210N · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-28 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · day →
1982-08-29 Cessna 310Q · Other · night →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 45 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 89 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 89 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 92 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 99 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 108 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 108 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 111 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 112 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 112 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
Dean Ray Schwertfeger Woodruff WI 3 nm
Paul Francis Weeks Minocqua WI 3 nm
Jeffry Carl Cebrzynski Minocqua WI 3 nm
Michael August Tamburrino Minocqua WI 3 nm
Garrett Lee Wilner Arbor Vitae WI 4 nm
Brook Jordan Mueller Arbor Vitae WI 4 nm
Timothy Donald Ashe Hazelhurst WI 8 nm
James Robert Hannemann Mercer WI 19 nm
Brian Leslie Ross Eagle River WI 20 nm
Howard William Franzen Iii Eagle River WI 20 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
Jeffrey Floyd Goglin Woodruff WI 3 nm
Jeremy Michael Herrmann Woodruff WI 3 nm
Michael August Tamburrino Minocqua WI 3 nm
Lawrence Anthony Smith Arbor Vitae WI 4 nm
Timothy Donald Ashe Hazelhurst WI 8 nm
Timothy Phillip Wozniak Hazelhurst WI 8 nm
Richard Allan Mabry Lake Tomahawk WI 10 nm
Gordon C Stitt Saint Germain WI 10 nm
Mark Allan Riegelman Manitowish Waters WI 13 nm
Rene Douglas Stimart Harshaw WI 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 98 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 98 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 127 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 127 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 153 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 154 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 154 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 185 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 189 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 196 nm

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