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KD73 · Monroe Walton County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KD73 FAA D73 Elev 875 ft Lat 33° 46.94' N Lon 83° 41.57' 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: 4,112 ft. Max gradient: 1.02% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 31.4° 4,112 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.02%
21 211.4° 4,112 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.02%

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

  • AWOS AWOS A 39.200
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 126.975

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KD73 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 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 MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AFTER 2200. 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 MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AFTER 2200. 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 MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AFTER 2200. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AFTER 2200 - 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 ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·GLIDER OPS 10 NM RADIUS SFC - 5000 FT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131. 1'-4' FT BERM, 1'-200' FROM THRESHOLD, 240' RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUSK-2200.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 13,000 ops in 2009

2024 total

13,000

10-yr total

130,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.54

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=4

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 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
2019-07-09 Team Mini-Max Hi-Max · CFIT · IMC · day →
2014-05-04 Schleicher ASW 20 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-02-09 Beech F90 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-07-10 Let BLANIK L-13 · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Brendon Leon Browne Covington GA 13 nm
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 17 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 33 nm
Mark Allen Hubbard Locust Grove GA 33 nm
Daniel Emin Atlanta GA 36 nm
William Miller Hampton GA 39 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 45 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 49 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 50 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 51 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
Rodney Mitchell Etheredge Monroe GA 2 nm
Mark Warren Spicer Monroe GA 2 nm
William Robert Chapman Monroe GA 2 nm
James Boyce Hunt Monroe GA 2 nm
Marcus Peyton Head Monroe GA 2 nm
John Christopher Tarleton Monroe GA 2 nm
Douglas Leon Williams Jr Monroe GA 2 nm
Andrew Michael Cashen Monroe GA 2 nm
Michael Jay Folgman Monroe GA 2 nm
William Michael Deloach Jr Good Hope GA 4 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
Mark Warren Spicer Monroe GA 2 nm
Walter Austin Hendrix Jr Monroe GA 2 nm
William Walker Mcdaniel Iii Monroe GA 2 nm
Shantell Lane Faulknor Monroe GA 2 nm
Henry William Roderigas Jr Monroe GA 2 nm
Larry Winston Slaughter Monroe GA 2 nm
Paul Walter Huhn Monroe GA 2 nm
Thomas Adam Mclaughlin Monroe GA 2 nm
Roger Dwayne Lankford Monroe GA 2 nm
Mark Brent Muse Monroe GA 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 12 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 12 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 12 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 18 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 21 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 25 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 30 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 44 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 47 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 55 nm

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