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Class D

Burke Lakefront Airport

ID KBKL FAA BKL Elev 583 ft Lat 41° 31.05' N Lon 81° 41.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KBKL

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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FAA Airport Diagram · KBKL

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Runways at KBKL

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,604 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06L 058° 6,604 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
24R 238° 6,604 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
06R 57.9° 5,197 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
24L 237.9° 5,197 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

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

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

  • ATIS ATIS 125.250
  • ASOS ASOS 125.250
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR LAKEFRONT TWR 124.300
  • CTAF CTAF 124.300
  • A/D CLEVELAND APP/DEP 125.350
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KBKL

  • NDB BF

    Tabey

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB BKL

    Burke Lakefront

    0.42 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

2 matched · 13 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF RWY 24R; REIL RWY 06L. 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 MALSF RWY 24R; REIL RWY 06L. 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 MALSF RWY 24R; REIL RWY 06L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSF RWY 24R; REIL RWY 06L - 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

    BIRDS AND WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 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.

  • ·FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL 24 HRS MON-FRI REQ FOR SERVICE ON SAT; SUN & HOLS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO 1630 ON FRI; 2 HRS ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED CALL 216-267-3600.
  • ·PRIVATE ACFT & GENERAL AVIATION ONLY. 72 FT SHIP CRANE 1300 FT SW OF RWY 06R.
  • ·FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC CLEVELAND APCH AT 216-352-2323.
  • ·FEE SKED BASED ON NR OF ENGINES AND GWT.
  • ·CLSD TO SKEDD ACR OPS GTR THAN 9 PAX SEATS.
  • ·PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS CALL AMGR.
  • ·RWY 06R/24L NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 426/F/C/X/T UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CRS.
  • ·RWY 06L/24R & RWY 06R/24L APCH SFCS HAVE NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS CREATING POSSIBLE VESSEL OBSTRUCTION AREAS - CHECK LOCAL NOTAMS FOR CURRENT ACTIVITY; VESSEL HEIGHT; ETC.
  • ·HIRL RWY 06L/24R PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST RDO REQ ON UNICOM.
  • ·PAPI RWY 06L & 24R OPR CONSLY.
  • ·HEL ASP: PRIOR TO PART 157.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KBKL

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

23

since 1982

Fatal

6

26.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 100,058 ops in 2000

2024 total

39,534

10-yr total

396,685

2024 mix

AC/AT 30% · GA 69% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

5.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.32

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

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=18

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Other 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up 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
2018-02-04 RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A · Runway excursion · IMC · dusk →
2013-03-29 Schweizer 269C-1 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2016-12-29 Cessna 525 · Weather IMC · night →
2014-03-06 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 · CFIT · VMC · dusk →
2008-01-16 Hawker Beechcraft Corp. 58 · Weather IMC · night →
2005-06-25 Bell 206B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-01-28 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Other · night-moonlit →
2002-10-09 Beech A200 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-05-08 Beech 400 · Birdstrike · day →
1999-05-05 Piper PA-28-181 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-10-31 Hughes 269B · Weather · day →
1997-03-20 Schweizer 269C · Engine failure · night →
1995-11-19 Beech 58 · Fire · night →
1995-04-23 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · night →
1991-02-14 Gulfstream G-1159 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
1989-02-09 Cessna 310Q · Other · night →
1983-01-26 GATES LEARJET 24 · Loss of control · dawn →
1982-10-16 Cessna 206 · Water / ditching · night-moonlit →

Designees in OH

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KBKL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,004

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,227

Mechanics

AME

47

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

14

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

6

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

2

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

17

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

45

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

48

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

35

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

8

Organizational Designations

Schools

67

Flight Schools

FBO

80

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

39

Flying Clubs

Repair

10

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

32

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KBKL

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
Paul Richard Mannion Mentor OH 19 nm
Timothy Palcho Stow OH 23 nm
Stuart Thomas Cory Medina OH 24 nm
Martha Anne Gabriel Pickard Akron OH 27 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Mogadore OH 31 nm
Shannon Ruth Rote Doylestown OH 33 nm
Jedd Brian Sprunger Dalton OH 43 nm
David Alan Ciraci Canton OH 45 nm
Stephen Duane Arnold Port Clinton OH 56 nm
John Gardner Dye Lisbon OH 61 nm

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

CFIs near KBKL

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
Raymond Paul Marciano Cleveland OH 2 nm
Timothy Michael Nook Cleveland OH 2 nm
Stephen Joseph Warshaw Cleveland OH 2 nm
Joseph Attila Dohar Cleveland OH 2 nm
George Konstantine Katsikas Cleveland OH 2 nm
Joseph Zen-Hwa Kwei Cleveland OH 2 nm
Jon Jay Kalic Cleveland OH 2 nm
David Charles Johnson Cleveland OH 2 nm
Daniel Lee Hoffman Cleveland OH 2 nm
Jason Jeffrey Duca Cleveland OH 2 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KBKL

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
Charles Andrew Conn Cleveland OH 2 nm
Freddie Lee Cotman Cleveland OH 2 nm
Alberto Juan Davila Cleveland OH 2 nm
Nicholas Camillo Fioretti Cleveland OH 2 nm
Normand Paul Fournier Cleveland OH 2 nm
Ralph Eugene Gorham Cleveland OH 2 nm
Frederick Paul Henderson Cleveland OH 2 nm
Bryan William Hurt Cleveland OH 2 nm
George Edward Johnson Cleveland OH 2 nm
Brian Robin Mcqueen Cleveland OH 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KBKL

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
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 73 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 73 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 74 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 92 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 93 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 97 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 99 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 99 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 104 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 104 nm

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