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KF17 · Center Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KF17 FAA F17 Elev 319 ft Lat 31° 49.90' N Lon 94° 9.38' 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: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.50%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 170.5° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.50%
35 350.5° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.50%

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

  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 126.325
  • RDO MONTGOMERY CO RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KF17 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
  • ·ARPT PHYS ADS 397 FM 1656.
  • ·[email protected], [email protected] ON CALL 936-229-8105 CONTROLLING OBSTRUCTION EXCEEDS A 45 DEGREE SLOPE. 40 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. 40 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 244 FT R.
  • ·MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,430 ops in 2016

2024 total

12,330

10-yr total

179,100

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.58

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-05-20 Cessna T206 · Loss of control · day →
2018-12-20 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-11-23 Fenton DAVIS DA-2A · Other · day →
1990-08-30 Cessna 320 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Dustin Wayne Howell Marshall TX 44 nm
Joseph Claude Casey Rusk TX 51 nm
Bruce Allen Chase Longview TX 52 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 61 nm
Wanda Charity Collins Madisonville TX 104 nm
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 109 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 109 nm
Jason S. Bolz Conroe TX 113 nm
Matthew William Goodwin Conroe TX 113 nm
Walter Francis Mulhearn Conroe TX 113 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
Linda Lee Alexander San Augustine TX 18 nm
Rno Philip Reinemer Ii Carthage TX 21 nm
Ben Baker Donald Carthage TX 21 nm
David Bruce Deaton De Berry TX 28 nm
Kerry Pat Pruitt Nacogdoches TX 29 nm
Robert Elvin Wilson Jr Nacogdoches TX 29 nm
Chris Andrew Barker Nacogdoches TX 29 nm
Joseph Edwin Cefalu Nacogdoches TX 29 nm
Wendell Lyle Billiot Nacogdoches TX 29 nm
Justin Louis Pitcock Nacogdoches TX 29 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
Paul Stephen Lovejoy Center TX 3 nm
Bryan Scott Muckelroy Center TX 3 nm
Jonathan Scott Harbour Cotton Center TX 3 nm
Cliffton Dale Pert Shelbyville TX 6 nm
Todd Mathew Hovey Joaquin TX 10 nm
Joe Manuel Gomez Jr Logansport LA 12 nm
Keith Ray Hamilton Timpson TX 13 nm
Jonathan Paul Mullins Timpson TX 13 nm
Stephen Michael Lavoie Timpson TX 13 nm
Juan Antonio Fernandez Gary TX 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 110 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 110 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 131 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 138 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 143 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 144 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 144 nm
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 148 nm
Select Avionics, LLC
Mckinney, TX
 148 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 148 nm

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