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KC65 · Plymouth Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KC65 FAA C65 Elev 800 ft Lat 41° 21.91' N Lon 86° 18.03' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 096° 4,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
28 276° 4,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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 SOUTH BEND APP/DEP 132.050
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 115.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KC65 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10; VASI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10; VASI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10; VASI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10; VASI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - 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 ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·WINTER SNOW REMOVAL OPS; OPR MONITOR CTAF.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609.
  • ·WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·APCH RATIO 34:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,267 ops in 1990

2024 total

10,500

10-yr total

95,566

2024 mix

AC/AT 20% · GA 80% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

20.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 5
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-11 Rotorway Exec · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-08-31 Piper PA 28-140 · Other · VMC · dusk →
2003-06-29 Cessna 172H · Ground collision · dusk →
2000-01-23 Piper PA-22-150 · Other · day →
1999-01-06 Rockwell 500-S · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1989-10-29 Bell 47G-2A-1 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-05-30 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · night →
1983-07-14 Eipper MX-2 · Other · IMC · day →
1983-01-28 Beech D18S · Stall / spin · day →
1982-07-06 Cessna 170B · Weather · day →
1993-08-22 Piper PA-25-260 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1986-10-03 Cessna C-150 · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 25 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 35 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 46 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 49 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 51 nm
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 55 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 56 nm
James Paulsen West Lafayette IN 62 nm
Larry Wayne Gross West Lafayette IN 62 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 68 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
Rex Allen Sullivan Plymouth IN 1 nm
Lewis William Vondy Plymouth IN 1 nm
Kevin Andrew Strong Plymouth IN 1 nm
Timothy Alan Peters Plymouth IN 1 nm
Jinwook Park Plymouth IN 1 nm
Christopher David Monesmith Bremen IN 8 nm
Kenneth Stephen Norris Bremen IN 8 nm
William Eric Rowsey Lakeville IN 10 nm
Colin Robert Singleton Walkerton IN 10 nm
Gregory Allen Montgomery Jr Walkerton IN 10 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
Allin Jacob Walbert Plymouth IN 1 nm
Ronnie Miles Hourigan Plymouth IN 1 nm
Peter Henry Soderlund Plymouth IN 1 nm
Brian Anthony Smith Plymouth IN 1 nm
David Allen Price Plymouth IN 1 nm
Mark Louis Schaefer Plymouth IN 1 nm
Douglas Lynn Mccartney Argos IN 8 nm
Douglas Eugene Mattison Argos IN 8 nm
Clint Allen Yoquelet Argos IN 8 nm
David Andrew Schmidt Bremen IN 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 23 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 45 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 50 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 55 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 64 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 82 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 83 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 85 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 94 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 94 nm

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