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KC47 · Portage Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KC47 FAA C47 Elev 825 ft Lat 43° 33.62' N Lon 89° 28.97' 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: 3,775 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 178° 3,775 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —
35 358° 3,775 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —
04 043° 2,668 ft 40 ft ASP No 0.33%
22 223° 2,668 ft 40 ft ASP No 0.33%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D MADISON APP/DEP 120.100
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 117.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 & INVOF OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·RWY 36 LRG HNGRS & TREE 200 FT W OF MAY CAUSE WIND SHEAR WITH STRONG NW WINDS.
  • ·POWERLINE 110 FT AGL 1580 FT FM DSPLCD THLD RY 36.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MADISON APP/DEP CON AT 608-249-8240.
  • ·WHEN MADISON APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·RWY NOT PLOWED DURG WINTER, CFM COND WITH AMGR.
  • ·RWY 18 FIRST 100 FT NOT LGTD; RWY 36 FIRST 193 FT NOT LGTD.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • ·APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DSPLCD THR; 63 FT TREES 587 FT FM DSPLCD THR, 220 L AND 105 FT PLINE 1576 FT FM DSPLCD THR, 70 FT L. 30 FT TREES 40 FT FM RWY END; 100 FT L. 2 FT RD AT RWY END; 170 FT RIGHT. 6 FT TRRN AT THR; 90 FT L. 14 FT RD 42 FT FM RWY END; 28 FT POLE 30 FT FM RWY END, 125 FT L.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

4,750

10-yr total

47,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 95% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

21.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.63

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2025-10-01 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-02-26 Cessna 172K · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-08-27 Cessna 172M · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1990-12-06 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-06-23 Piper,Aeronca PA-28-180,11AC · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-06 BEEMER PITTS S-1C · Other · VMC · day →

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
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 28 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Oshkosh WI 49 nm
Michael Ford Oshkosh WI 49 nm
Richard Lowell Hanusa Oshkosh WI 49 nm
Sean Eric Elliott Oshkosh WI 49 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 52 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 56 nm
Thomas Bradley Boyer West Bend WI 57 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 60 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 71 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
Janet Lea Henning Portage WI 1 nm
Paul Norman Henning Portage WI 1 nm
Oliver Evert Baysinger Jr Portage WI 1 nm
Garrett Leo Colby Portage WI 1 nm
Steven Donald Johnson Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Timothy Harold Woods Endeavor WI 9 nm
Jacob John Davis Endeavor WI 9 nm
Michael Arthur Mcfadden Poynette WI 11 nm
Adam Wayne Janny Poynette WI 11 nm
Brent Adam Simonson Rio WI 12 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
Norman Floyd Spanberger Portage WI 1 nm
Gordon Scott Aldridge Portage WI 1 nm
Jason Paul Kaczor Portage WI 1 nm
Steven Donald Johnson Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Richard Edward Hasse Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Joseph John Hoffmann Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Robert Allen Brinks Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Rebekah Lou Taylor Pardeeville WI 8 nm
Timothy Harold Woods Endeavor WI 9 nm
Mark Fredrick Schiller Poynette WI 11 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 48 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 63 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 72 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 78 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 83 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 89 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 96 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 102 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 111 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 113 nm

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