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KCAV · Clarion Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KCAV FAA CAV Elev 1,162 ft Lat 42° 44.51' N Lon 93° 45.53' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,455 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 145.7° 3,455 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.10%
32 325.7° 3,455 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.10%

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 3 126.575
  • A/D MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.000
  • FSS FORT DODGE RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 PAPI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,300 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,500

10-yr total

36,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

27.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.90

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-02-26 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2010-10-21 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-04-11 Cessna 337G · Other · day →
1989-01-14 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 43 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 51 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 57 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 62 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 62 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 64 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 86 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 86 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 86 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 89 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
Joel Lester Buseman Belmond IA 9 nm
Matthew Ryan Arthur Belmond IA 9 nm
Stephen Timothy Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Michael Kenneth Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Jill Marie Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Ronald Richard Ristau Lu Verne IA 18 nm
Lance Frederick Rossow Duncombe IA 19 nm
Mark Alan Steil Livermore IA 20 nm
John David Boleyn Humboldt IA 21 nm
Brent Arlen Halverson Britt IA 22 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
Robert Ray Pugh Goldfield IA 7 nm
Kyle Gene Foster-Mccool Eagle Grove IA 8 nm
Steven Michael Olsen Belmond IA 9 nm
William Charles Jeffries Renwick IA 11 nm
Curtis Wayne Dow Dows IA 12 nm
Keith Neil Stradt Dows IA 12 nm
James Michael Dolrenry Alexander IA 13 nm
Neal Chaney Hinman Webster City IA 17 nm
Brian Dean Beem Webster City IA 17 nm
Paul Arthur Vulgamott Williams IA 18 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
 55 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 68 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 114 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 140 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 140 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 140 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 146 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 146 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 154 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 160 nm

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