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KD54 · West Fargo Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KD54 FAA D54 Elev 896 ft Lat 46° 54.05' N Lon 96° 55.12' 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: 3,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 3,300 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
36 360° 3,300 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

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

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KD54 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 LIRL RY 18/36. 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 LIRL RY 18/36. 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 LIRL RY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·BRIAN CHRISTL CHRMN ARPT AUTH.
  • ·CFM WINTER CONDS AFT MAJOR STORM - CALL AMGR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC FARGO APCH AT 701-239-5188.
  • ·SELF SVC AVBL 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

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-08-10 Cessna 210D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-06-10 Piper J3-C65 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-05-03 Maule M-5 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-03-15 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-02-20 Cessna T210N · Other · day →
1986-01-04 Cessna 150H · Weather · VMC · day →

Designees in ND

CFI Flight Instructors 334 A&P Mechanics 539 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 15 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 8 Schools Flight Schools 9 FBO Fixed Base Operators 34 Clubs Flying Clubs 4 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 4 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 4 nm
Henry James Kliner Crookston MN 54 nm
Frederick Jon Kitko Grand Forks ND 62 nm
Robert Alan Clausen Grand Forks ND 62 nm
Wesley Ross Van Dell Grand Forks ND 62 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 85 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 90 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 134 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 144 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
Brian Lynn Christl West Fargo ND 3 nm
Chad August Smith West Fargo ND 3 nm
Chad Paul Hinderer West Fargo ND 3 nm
Christopher Douglas Mace West Fargo ND 3 nm
Michael William Stutz West Fargo ND 3 nm
Christopher Michael Domitrovich West Fargo ND 3 nm
Ivy Kathryn Ann West West Fargo ND 3 nm
Amanda Julia George West Fargo ND 3 nm
Andrew Richard Munion West Fargo ND 3 nm
Brian James Kniert West Fargo ND 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
Lyndon Reed Thompson West Fargo ND 3 nm
Emad Sayed Hassanein West Fargo ND 3 nm
Brandi Rose Flinn West Fargo ND 3 nm
Joshua Scott Neith West Fargo ND 3 nm
Russell Eugene Braddock West Fargo ND 3 nm
Robert Phillip Hayden West Fargo ND 3 nm
Kenneth William Judisch West Fargo ND 3 nm
Dean Elmer Schiller West Fargo ND 3 nm
Martin Oscar Schmidt West Fargo ND 3 nm
David Allen Cernik West Fargo ND 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 16 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 76 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 187 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 187 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 199 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 199 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 207 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 209 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 211 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 222 nm

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