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KF49 · Slaton Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KF49 FAA F49 Elev 3,123 ft Lat 33° 29.09' N Lon 101° 39.66' 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: 4,244 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 189° 4,244 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
36 009° 4,244 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%

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

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KF49 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·ACFT NOT VSB FM OPPSITE ENDS OF RWY.
  • ·AEROBATIC ACTVT SR-SS, MOD USE ON WKENDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. 3457 FT MSL, 348 FT AGL TWR, 1.75 NM SW OF ARPT.
  • ·MIRL RWY 18/36 NONSTD PCL: 3-X ON, 5-X OFF - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,200 ops in 2015

2024 total

6,200

10-yr total

80,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

25.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.56

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 2

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • 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
2024-06-09 Stinson VULTEE V-77 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2019-02-12 Piper PA24 · Loss of control · day →
2015-02-05 AIR TRACTOR INC AT 602 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-09-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Other · VMC · day →
2007-07-20 Air Tractor AT-502 · Engine failure · day →
1999-10-07 Bell 206B · Other · VMC · day →
1991-08-04 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-12-30 American Aviation Corp. (AAC) AA-1A · Other · 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
Donald Borba Slaton TX 2 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 12 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 12 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 12 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 12 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 12 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 91 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 91 nm
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 103 nm
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 137 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
Bart Laine Roye Slaton TX 2 nm
Madison Cheyenne Havens Slaton TX 2 nm
James Stewart Green Slaton TX 2 nm
Scott Lee Lane Wilson TX 11 nm
Tully Travis Martin Idalou TX 11 nm
Travis John Gomez Idalou TX 11 nm
John Howard Boatright Lubbock TX 12 nm
David Mark Edwards Lubbock TX 12 nm
William John Fitzgerald Lubbock TX 12 nm
Gregory Hollis Gust Lubbock TX 12 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
Bart Laine Roye Slaton TX 2 nm
Todd Clinton Faulkner Slaton TX 2 nm
Jeremy Dale Bevan Slaton TX 2 nm
David John Keller Ransom Canyon TX 3 nm
Charles Clifton Mcknight Idalou TX 11 nm
Jeremy Michael Fessler Idalou TX 11 nm
Karl Norman Clifford Lubbock TX 12 nm
William John Fitzgerald Lubbock TX 12 nm
Rufus Ray Hall Lubbock TX 12 nm
Everett Forrest Kennedy Lubbock TX 12 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 92 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 96 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 97 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 97 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 101 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 141 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 212 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 216 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 220 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 220 nm

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