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KCLW · Clearwater Air Park

ICAO · US · 35 NTSB events

ID KCLW FAA CLW Elev 71 ft Lat 27° 58.60' N Lon 82° 45.52' W Zulu …

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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: 4,108 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 155° 4,108 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
34 335° 4,108 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 125.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 16 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 16–34: H4108X75 (ASPH) S–27, D–42 PCN 8 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT VASI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 13–31: H5902X75 (ASPH) S–79, D–116 PCN 28 F/A/X/T MIRL R…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 13–31—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·Noise abatement procs in effect ctc FBO 727–325–5957.
  • ·Ldgs and tkfs permitted 1200–0400Z‡.
  • ·Segmented circle painted on rwy.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 trees penetrate 7:1 trans sfc W side.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 727-224-7101
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.225 (727) 462–6383.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®TAMPA APP/DEP CON 125.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Tampa Apch at 813-878-2528
  • ·ST PETERSBURG (H) (H) VORTACW 116.4 PIE Chan 111 N27º54.47´ W82º41.06´ 321º 5.7 NM to fld. 5/5W.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 863-656-4066
  • ·AWOS–3PT 124.175 (863) 983–7020.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®MIAMI CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Miami ARTCC at 305-716-1731.
  • ·LA BELLE (L) TACAN Chan 41 LBV (110.4) N26º49.69´ W81º23.49´ 106º 19.1 NM to fld. 30/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 171º–191º blo 5,000´ COSTIN (See PORT ST JOE on page 162) CRAIG N30º20.33´ W81º30.60´ NOTAM FILE CRG.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 114.5 CRG Chan 92 at Jacksonville Exec at Craig. 42/3W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 355º–020º byd 7 NM DME unusable: 355º–020º byd 7 NM RCO 122.2 (GAINESVILLE RADIO) MIAMI L–21D, 24F IAP MIAMI H–8H, L–23C IAP JACKSONVILLE H–8H, L–21D, 23A, 24G, A SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Clearwater Executive

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

35 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

37

since 1982

Fatal

5

13.5% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

12

≈ 1.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 138,135 ops in 1996

2024 total

50,590

10-yr total

505,900

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

23.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.21

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=12

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=35

  • Other 6
  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Ground collision 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-01-17 Piper,Cessna PA-30,150H · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2024-08-26 Aeronca 65-TAC · Engine failure · day →
2024-02-01 Beech V35 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2023-07-05 Piper PA-28-235 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2022-09-26 Piper PA-28R-200 · Hard landing · day →
2021-07-23 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006T · Gear-up · day →
2019-02-19 Robinson R22 · Other · day →
2017-11-19 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-09-23 ROBINSON HELICOPTER,Piper R22,PA 28R-201 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2017-08-19 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · day →
2017-07-29 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · day →
2017-05-05 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Weather · day →
2017-01-26 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
2015-12-12 Piper PA 31 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2015-04-24 Cessna 172M · Runway excursion · day →
2012-03-20 Aeronca 7AC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-03-18 Mooney M20M · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-05-16 Piper PA-46-350P · CFIT · VMC · day →
2007-08-18 Beech B36TC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2005-05-02 Cessna 172SP · Weather · VMC · day →
2005-02-15 Beech 35-C33 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2002-06-28 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · day →
2000-02-12 Cessna,Cessna 152,C-140A · Other · VMC · day →
1997-07-02 Cessna 150F · Loss of control · day →
1997-04-25 Cessna 140 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1990-03-07 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-02-04 Beech A23-24 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-12-31 Air Command 532E · Other · VMC · day →
1988-01-31 Grumman AA-5B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-10-25 Pitts S-1C · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1987-02-26 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C · Other · dusk →
1986-05-09 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Other · VMC · night →
1984-02-08 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-06-03 Beech 58 · Ground collision · dusk →
1982-07-04 Piper PA-24 · Gear-up · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Eichel Tampa FL 15 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 15 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 33 nm
Thomas James Norton Sarasota FL 40 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 43 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 43 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 43 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 43 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 43 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 50 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
Mark Ronald Anderson Clearwater FL 1 nm
Douglas Allen Batdorf Clearwater FL 1 nm
Joe Morton Blackwood Clearwater FL 1 nm
William Bruce Brock Clearwater FL 1 nm
Kevin Ray Derby Clearwater FL 1 nm
Gino Dinucci Clearwater FL 1 nm
Albert Nicolas Docobo Clearwater Beach FL 1 nm
Gautam Ramaswamy Clearwater FL 1 nm
Nathan Joseph Souto Clearwater FL 1 nm
Patrick Glenn Yager Clearwater FL 1 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
Gino Dinucci Clearwater FL 1 nm
Lester David Fulper Clearwater FL 1 nm
Robert Alan Hensley Clearwater FL 1 nm
Gautam Ramaswamy Clearwater FL 1 nm
Raymond David Staub Clearwater FL 1 nm
Steven Arthur Penley Clearwater Beach FL 1 nm
Michael John Marron Clearwater FL 1 nm
Eric John Nelson Clearwater FL 1 nm
Peter John Hurley Clearwater FL 1 nm
Thomas Duane Black Clearwater FL 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 17 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 17 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 22 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 25 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 37 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 37 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 37 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 39 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 39 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 40 nm

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