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KENL · Centralia Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KENL FAA ENL Elev 534 ft Lat 38° 30.91' N Lon 89° 5.47' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
36 001° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
09 087° 3,300 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
27 267° 3,300 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.125
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 127.700
  • RDO ST LOUIS RDO 115.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 8 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 18–36; REIL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: 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 09–27 and Rwy 18–36; REIL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H5001X75 (ASPH) S–30, D–40 MIRL 0.3% up S RWY 18:…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09–27: H3300X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 09: Road. Rgt tfc…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 18–36; REIL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 18–36; REIL Rwy 18–36 —CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·For svc after hrs call 920–728–4417.
  • ·Rwy 09 rwy end markings poor.
  • ·Rwy 27 rwy end markings faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 618-533-7622
  • ·AWOS–3PT 121.125 (618) 533–4417.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.1R 115.0T (ST LOUIS RADIO) KANSAS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.0 ENL Chan 97 N38º25.20´ W89º09.54´ 025º 6.5 NM to fld. 546/4E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 077º–083º byd 40 NM 100º–134º blo 3,000´ 120º–137º byd 40 NM 135º–140º blo 2,700´ 149º–154º byd 40 NM 161º–169º byd 40 NM 172º–178º byd 40 NM 182º–192º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 216º–224º byd 40 NM 293º–298º byd 40 NM 304º–309º byd 40 NM 319º–326º byd 40 NM ST LOUIS H–5E, L–27C IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

3

30.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 35,000 ops in 1995

2024 total

28,000

10-yr total

280,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

17.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=10

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2022-07-23 Beech A35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-05-15 Piper PA44 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-09-02 Piper PA44 · Gear-up · day →
2018-02-08 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-02-01 RAYMOND Z BROWN Condor · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-08-22 FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-08-17 Cameron Balloons Shuttle 90 · Other · VMC · day →
2001-02-21 Cessna 172H · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-10-25 Cessna 150M · Stall / spin · day →
1992-04-04 Cessna 150F · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 26 nm
Adrian Konrad Krupa Murphysboro IL 46 nm
Steven Charles Goetz Murphysboro IL 46 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 50 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 50 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 50 nm
John Scott Saunders Cahokia IL 51 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 55 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 56 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 56 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 Alan Pottorff Centralia IL 2 nm
Norman Allen Wolfe Centralia IL 2 nm
Simone Martine Shaw Centralia IL 2 nm
Joseph John Resch Centralia IL 2 nm
Christian Scott Marshall Centralia IL 2 nm
William Joseph Irwin Woodlawn IL 12 nm
Jerry Allen Yearwood Mount Vernon IL 15 nm
Kenneth Jay Grafton Mount Vernon IL 15 nm
Rodney Paul Mullinax Mount Vernon IL 15 nm
Chad Ryan Carns Nashville IL 17 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
John Robert Braddy Centralia IL 2 nm
Gerald Edward Spear Jr Centralia IL 2 nm
Wayde Kim Spenner Centralia IL 2 nm
Todd S Rasch Centralia IL 2 nm
Alvin Joseph Melton Centralia IL 2 nm
Choong Hyo Kim Centralia IL 2 nm
Joshua Roy Hackworth Centralia IL 2 nm
Eric Justin Korzenewski Centralia IL 2 nm
Jimmy Alvin Case Walnut Hill IL 3 nm
John Eden Sasko Irvington IL 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 68 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 74 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 74 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 92 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 101 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 116 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 122 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 126 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 126 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 150 nm

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