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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field

ID KE95 FAA E95 Elev 3,829 ft Lat 31° 59.96' N Lon 110° 21.49' W Zulu

Live conditions at KE95

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Aerial view · KE95

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KE95 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KE95

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.68%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 111.1° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.68%
28 291.1° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.68%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

1 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KE95, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

2 matched · 3 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 RWY 10/28. 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 RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - 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

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC TUCSON APCH AT 520-829-6121.
  • ·ERRATIC WIND 0.5 NM FM THR WHEN +10 KTS. 110 FT TWY EXTDS FM THR TO THE W.
  • ·FOUR 15 FT DITCHES BOTH SIDES OF RWY ENDS & W HALF OF RWY WITH HEADWALLS 130 FT S OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at KE95

23 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

8

≈ 0.8/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,400 ops in 2017

2024 total

24,400

10-yr total

228,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

35.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.37

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=23

  • Other 8
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-09-19 Champion 7KCAB · Other · VMC · day
2024-04-22 JAMES E DAVIDSON JR RANS S-7S COURIER · Engine failure · VMC · day
2022-12-19 Auto-Gyro Cavalon · Loss of control · VMC · day
2020-11-13 Air Creation Buggy · CFIT · day
2020-08-19 Diamond DA 40 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2018-11-23 Bellanca 7GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day
2018-06-10 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2013-02-02 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2010-10-27 Medway Raven · Ground collision · VMC · day
2010-05-21 Cessna 210A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2009-06-04 Hughes OH-6A · Weather · IMC · day
2008-07-18 Nichols Rans, Inc. S-14 · Stall / spin · day
2008-04-02 Beech 95-B55 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night
2007-11-11 Grumman American AA-5A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2005-08-02 Luscombe 8A · Runway excursion · VMC · day
1978-03-12 Cessna 182P · Other
1977-11-12 Cessna 210K · Other
1977-01-08 Piper PA-32R · Other
1974-07-04 Cessna 182A · Other
1970-01-20 Piper PA-24 · Other
1969-05-08 Cessna 150 · Other
1969-03-28 Cessna 150H · Other
1968-11-06 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision

DPEs near KE95

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Benjamin John Braff Tucson AZ 28 nm
Dawn Echolouise Zurcher Tucson AZ 28 nm
Kimberly Brown Tucson AZ 28 nm
Steven Daniel Brimmer Tucson AZ 28 nm
Charles Edwin Schroll Marana AZ 48 nm
Denise Maria Williams Casa Grande AZ 90 nm
Anthony Jack Jobusch Chandler AZ 108 nm
Clayton Andrew Beckmann Chandler AZ 108 nm
Henry Curtis Brunjes Chandler AZ 108 nm
Jeffrey Peter Gerencser Chandler AZ 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KE95

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Wayne Mitchell Fletcher Benson AZ 5 nm
Michael Lee Scott Benson AZ 5 nm
Sylvia Carrizoza Benson AZ 5 nm
Eric John Seabase Benson AZ 5 nm
David Chavez Hernandez Benson AZ 5 nm
Alexander James Swies Benson AZ 5 nm
Alexander Marcus Hernandez Benson AZ 5 nm
Steven Ray Delgado Saint David AZ 10 nm
Daniel Reed Parker Saint David AZ 10 nm
Gary Stephen Bailey Vail AZ 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KE95

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Eric John Seabase Benson AZ 5 nm
Scott Donald Gorney Benson AZ 5 nm
Robson Mark Alder Benson AZ 5 nm
Rodney Alfred Haralson Benson AZ 5 nm
Earl Arnold Wobensmith Benson AZ 5 nm
Jeffrey Thomas Elder Benson AZ 5 nm
Lawrence Carl Mayer Benson AZ 5 nm
Wayne Douglas Johnson Benson AZ 5 nm
Peter M Ramirez Benson AZ 5 nm
Kelly Edward Brown Benson AZ 5 nm

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

Repair stations near KE95

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
42 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
43 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
79 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
106 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
111 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
112 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
125 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
125 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
175 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
203 nm

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