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KFRH · French Lick Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KFRH FAA FRH Elev 792 ft Lat 38° 30.37' N Lon 86° 38.21' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 75.9° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
26 255.9° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.075
  • A/D LOUISVILLE APP/DEP 132.075
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 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.
  • ·Runway 18 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 36 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

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

    right traffic

  • Runway 18 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (3)

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

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 18–36: 2720X75 (TURF) 0.4% up S RWY 18: Thld dsplcd 200´…

  • Runway 18 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 18: Thld dsplcd 200´

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 36: Thld dsplcd 200´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·110 INDIANA FRENCH LICK FRENCH LICK MUNI (FRH)(KFRH) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N38º30.37´ W86º38.22´ 792 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 08–26: H5500X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–50, D–60 MIRL RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 08: TORA–5500 TODA–5500 ASDA–5309 LDA–5309 RWY 26: TORA–5500 TODA–5500 ASDA–5298 LDA–5298
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 812–653–5561.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 812-936-2222
  • ·AWOS–3 118.075 (812) 936–2252.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®LOUISVILLE APP/DEP CON 123.675 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Louisville Apch at 502-375-7499
  • ·HOOSIER (L) (L) VORTACW 110.2 OOM Chan 39 N39º08.63´ W86º36.78´ 184º 38.2 NM to fld. 845/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 014º–060º 061º–090º byd 15 NM 310º–014º byd 12 NM DME unusable: 015º–060º 061º–071º byd 7 NM 072º–090º 150º–221º byd 25 NM 222º–247º byd 25 NM 248º–310º byd 25 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 015º–090º 222º–247º 248º–310º byd 25 NM – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PATOKA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA SPB (06I) 8 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N38º26.00´ W86º41.47´ 536 NOTAM FILE HUF WATERWAY E–W: 16000X3500 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Seaplane Ops prohibited SS–SR.
  • ·Low alt–high speed military training route activity, ctc FSS for information.
  • ·Lake use permit required.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (317) 232-0935
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Evansville Apch at 812-436-4690, when Apch clsd ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·Ingress/egress must be coordinated with Grissom AFB apch control on frequency 121.05 and Twr on frequency 133.7.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 edges and thlds marked with yellow and black aluminum strips.
  • ·Taxi btn orange cones to access acft parking area.
  • ·Black & yellow ground level segmented circle.
  • ·Crops 100´ east and west of centerline entire length of Rwy 18–36.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (765) 863-5759
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·ST LOUIS H–5E, 10F, L–27D IAP ST LOUIS CHICAGO EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · FRH

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% 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: 11,764 ops in 2014

2024 total

2,967

10-yr total

55,748

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 94% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

35.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

10.25

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2022-08-27 Beech B35 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2020-11-28 Piper PA28 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2013-10-11 SUTPHIN RANS S-12 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-04-07 Powell Vans RV-6A · Other · day →
1998-03-05 Cessna T210L · CFIT · IMC · day →
1997-10-09 Cessna U-206E · Other · day →
1995-05-19 Cessna 182P · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 41 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 41 nm
James Kiper Louisville KY 45 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Louisville KY 45 nm
Randall Sizemore Louisville KY 45 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Louisville KY 45 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Louisville KY 45 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Evansville IN 53 nm
John Christopher Lemon Evansville IN 53 nm
Ryan Hobby Evansville IN 53 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
Dwayne Junior Walters Paoli IN 8 nm
Dustin Arnold Betz Celestine IN 10 nm
Thomas Clifton Cox Mitchell IN 16 nm
Rose Marie Buschbom Mitchell IN 16 nm
Daniel Mark Willoughby Jasper IN 16 nm
John Mark Stoltzfus Loogootee IN 17 nm
Richard Adams Wheeler Milltown IN 20 nm
Addison Kurtis Weyer Ferdinand IN 20 nm
Raymond Lex Kern Bedford IN 22 nm
Douglas Steven Kimball Bedford IN 22 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
Alex Brady King Paoli IN 8 nm
Joshua Lee Drake Paoli IN 8 nm
Joshua Duane Shipman Paoli IN 8 nm
Joseph Anthony Schiro Birdseye IN 12 nm
Aaron Michael Hagedorn Birdseye IN 12 nm
Michael Carl Hicks Birdseye IN 12 nm
Martin Lester Jones Sr Shoals IN 12 nm
David Martin Jones Shoals IN 12 nm
Mickey Lynn Bates Shoals IN 12 nm
Tye Leonard Williams Orleans IN 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 57 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 65 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 77 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 98 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 100 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 106 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 106 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 107 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 115 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 118 nm

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