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KC17 · Marion Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KC17 FAA C17 Elev 862 ft Lat 42° 1.87' N Lon 91° 31.76' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 3,776 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 174° 3,776 ft 60 ft COM Yes 0.17%
35 354° 3,776 ft 60 ft COM Yes 0.17%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 1 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 MIRL 17/35. 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 MIRL 17/35. 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 MIRL 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL 17/35 - 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 & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·OCCASIONAL SKYDIVING AND BALLOON LAUNCHES MAY-SEP FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. 18 FT ROAD, 145 FT FM RWY END ON RWY CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=6

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-06-10 Piper PA 28 · Gear-up · day →
2017-07-15 Piper PA32 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-02-11 Piper PA 46-350P · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2004-10-03 Piper PA-28-180 · Weather · day →
1994-08-09 Piper PA-34-200 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1982-06-13 Cessna 172N · Under/overshoot · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 3 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 3 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 13 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 42 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 46 nm
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 46 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 50 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 55 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 73 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 80 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
Robert Allen Roslawski Marion IA 3 nm
James Wright Jr Marion IA 3 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 3 nm
Staton Warren West Marion IA 3 nm
John Charles Clemens Marion IA 3 nm
Douglas Allen Bell Marion IA 3 nm
Bonnie Maxine Roth Marion IA 3 nm
Isaac Aaron Grigg Marion IA 3 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 3 nm
Emerson Joseph Gasper Marion IA 3 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
James Wright Jr Marion IA 3 nm
Sandra Lee Anderson Marion IA 3 nm
Charles Arthur Weber Marion IA 3 nm
James Arthur Wittkamp Marion IA 3 nm
Bruce Alan Vriezen Marion IA 3 nm
Thoddeus Drew Carlson Marion IA 3 nm
Eugene Micheal Korleski Marion IA 3 nm
Brian Keith Warkentin Marion IA 3 nm
William Dean Lee Marion IA 3 nm
Raymond Earl Osbon Marion IA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 61 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 109 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 114 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 125 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 144 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 146 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 148 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 155 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 158 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 162 nm

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