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KF53 · Franklin County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KF53 FAA F53 Elev 412 ft Lat 33° 12.92' N Lon 95° 14.24' 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: 3,900 ft. Max gradient: 0.42%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 136.5° 3,900 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.42%
31 316.5° 3,900 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.42%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 132.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KF53 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
  • ·PRVDD A 90-DAY NOTICE IS FURNISHED FAA PRIOR TO ACTIVATION OF ARPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,200 ops in 2016

2024 total

7,200

10-yr total

69,100

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1993-05-25 Champion 7GCAA · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-04-09 Piper PA-28R-200 · Weather · 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
Lee Conley Wolfe City TX 43 nm
Bruce Allen Chase Longview TX 48 nm
John Albert Gordy Royse City TX 56 nm
Dustin Wayne Howell Marshall TX 60 nm
John Michael Hardin Terrell TX 61 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Mckinney TX 72 nm
David Campbell Lewis Allen TX 72 nm
Kyle Vincent Thomas Durant OK 74 nm
Charles Ray Tilghman Denison TX 75 nm
Kenny James Seaman Denison TX 75 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
Jennifer Ann Jordan Mount Vernon TX 2 nm
Daryl Kent Lawrence Mount Vernon TX 2 nm
Andre Brogoitti Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Richard Leroy Ellithorp Jr Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
William Scott Glover Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Lee Cameron Ethridge Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Samuel Daniel Wotring Ii Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Erik Issag Flores Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Mark Edmond Quiring Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Alfred John Fischer Winnsboro TX 16 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
Gene Richard Monteleone Mount Vernon TX 2 nm
Rebecca Ann James Saltillo TX 7 nm
Jack Wallace Stinson Talco TX 11 nm
Jeffrey Arthur Beaver Scroggins TX 12 nm
Russell Wayne Ham Dike TX 12 nm
William Scott Glover Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Kelly Allen Mahon Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
James Edward Griffin Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
George David Stalker Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm
Gary Wayne Webb Mount Pleasant TX 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 68 nm
Select Avionics, LLC
Mckinney, TX
 68 nm
Mach Aircraft Maintenance
McKinney, TX
 76 nm
Addison Avionics Group, LLC
Addison, TX
 82 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 84 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 89 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 90 nm
Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc
Denton, TX
 98 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 99 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 109 nm

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