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KE91 · Chinle Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KE91 FAA E91 Elev 5,547 ft Lat 36° 6.65' N Lon 109° 34.50' 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: 6,902 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 191.2° 6,902 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
36 11.2° 6,902 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KE91 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
  • ·PRKG APRON HAS LRG CRACKS & LOOSE AGGREGATE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,800 ops in 2005

2024 total

7,800

10-yr total

78,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 74% · GA 26% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.14

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 5
  • 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
2025-08-05 Beech 300 · Other · VMC →
1987-12-22 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
1985-08-23 Beech V35B · Other · day →
1984-01-09 Bellanca 17-30A · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-30 Beech 200 · Other · day →
1982-03-10 Cessna U-206 · Other · day →

Designees in AZ

CFI Flight Instructors 2,748 A&P Mechanics 8,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 19 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 46 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 124 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 20 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 23 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 61 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 78 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 88 nm
Christina Genova Page AZ 106 nm
Bradley Michael Pace Albuquerque NM 155 nm
Eric C Achen Albuquerque NM 155 nm
John Hall Bode Albuquerque NM 155 nm
Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez Albuquerque NM 155 nm
Richard Gage Lowery Albuquerque NM 155 nm
Ronald Sanchez Albuquerque NM 155 nm
Stanley Mcduffie Albuquerque NM 155 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
William Hughes Aldred Jr Gallup NM 54 nm
Nathan Austin Gay Gallup NM 54 nm
Michael Anthony Brown Farmington NM 78 nm
Donald Cooper Sitta Farmington NM 78 nm
Jonathan Bruce Rudolf Farmington NM 78 nm
Russell Glen Gervase Farmington NM 78 nm
John Peter Butcher Farmington NM 78 nm
Bruce Wayne Elder Farmington NM 78 nm
Matthew Holmes Markle Farmington NM 78 nm
Aaron Reed Johnson Farmington NM 78 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
Kevin Lorin Yeager Chinle AZ 2 nm
Alexander Dean Attakai Blue Gap AZ 18 nm
Lawrence Keith Silversmith Lukachukai AZ 25 nm
Mick Elias Yazzie Lukachukai AZ 25 nm
James David Davis Navajo NM 29 nm
Reuben Maho Pinon AZ 31 nm
Kenyaahnii Yaschiin Roberts Window Rock AZ 36 nm
Stanfred Yazzie Sanostee NM 39 nm
Lee A Bitsilly Tohatchi NM 43 nm
Clayden Bennett Torivio Polacca AZ 46 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 161 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 165 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 187 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 189 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 189 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 191 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 192 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 196 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 203 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 222 nm

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