Skip to content

KHCR · Heber Valley Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KHCR FAA HCR Elev 5,637 ft Lat 40° 28.91' N Lon 111° 25.74' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,898 ft. Max gradient: 0.78%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 050° 6,898 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.78%
22 230° 6,898 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.78%

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 3 124.825
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 119.950
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 4/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 4/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 4/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 4/22 - CTAF

  • 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

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·ACFT DEPARTING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTBOUND BE AWARE OF HIGH TFC VOLUME DESCENDING TO 16,000 FT OVER SPANE INTERSECTION.
  • ·SMALL ACFT PRKG LCTD SOUTH WEST OF FUEL FARM.
  • ·RDO TMTN ON SFC MAY NOT BE RCVD AT OPPOSITE EOR.
  • ·COMM INTFC FM TRRN INVOF APT, DEP ACFT MUST TMT START OF TAXI & DEPG RWY, PARL TWY HDG TO DEPG RWY, & LINE UP FOR DEP.
  • ·GLIDER ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·BALLOON ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·PREFERRED CALM WIND RWY 22.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -16C.
  • ·EXPC FBO FEE'S IE: FAC CHRGS, TIE DOWN FEES ETC.
  • ·FEES ARE SEPERATE IN ADDN TO ARPT LNDG FEES.
  • ·LNDG FEES: TSNT ACFT CTC AMGR.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3.5 NM FM THLD AND BYD 6 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

36UHeber City Municipal Airport - Russ McDonald Field

Source: OurAirports community

Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.6% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

11

≈ 1.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,167 ops in 2007

2024 total

13,200

10-yr total

145,316

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 92% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

75.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.21

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=11

  • Loss of control 6
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=11

  • Loss of control 6
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-17 Cessna 150G · Other · VMC · day →
2025-02-27 AVIAT INC A-1 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-05-27 Boeing-Stearman PT-17 · Loss of control · day →
2024-04-21 SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-12-16 SilverLight Aviation LLC AR-1 · Loss of control · day →
2020-05-31 Cessna P210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-05-08 N126C LLC CCX-2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-11-16 North American SNJ-4 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-06-01 Luscombe 8 · Stall / spin · day →
2018-09-25 Smith Aerostar601 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2018-09-24 Vans RV-14 · Loss of control · day →

Designees in UT

CFI Flight Instructors 1,443 A&P Mechanics 1,955 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 40 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 Schools Flight Schools 35 FBO Fixed Base Operators 30 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Hewlett Pleasant Grove UT 16 nm
Brandon Vance Winters Provo UT 17 nm
Jason Lee Rasmussen Provo UT 17 nm
Kelli Kae Peay Provo UT 17 nm
Christopher Clark Hutchinson American Fork UT 18 nm
Scott Taylor Draper UT 20 nm
Dennis Scott Stanley Sandy UT 20 nm
Christian Eyring Murray UT 23 nm
Lance Vaculin Murray UT 23 nm
James Julius Crawford West Jordan UT 27 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
Ronald Dean Blue Heber City UT 1 nm
Jeffrey Francis Granger Heber City UT 1 nm
John Franklin Aadland Heber City UT 1 nm
Craig Hamlin Davidson Heber City UT 1 nm
Everett Hartwell Clark Heber City UT 1 nm
William Charles Bird Heber City UT 1 nm
David Scott Whitehead Heber City UT 1 nm
Brian Wayne Rowser Heber City UT 1 nm
Monte Fess Evans Heber City UT 1 nm
Kevin Michael Erker Heber City UT 1 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
Jerry Jorgensen Heber City UT 1 nm
John Franklin Aadland Heber City UT 1 nm
Jeffrey Albert Mabbutt Heber City UT 1 nm
Monte Fess Evans Heber City UT 1 nm
Travis Julian Stevens Heber City UT 1 nm
Sean Anthony Tito-Agustin Heber City UT 1 nm
Danny Ross Banks Heber City UT 1 nm
Lynn Dee Baum Heber City UT 1 nm
Thomas Ralph Carman Heber City UT 1 nm
Harold Raphael Sorenson Jr Heber City UT 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 23 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 30 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 34 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 198 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 202 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 208 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 266 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 266 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 275 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 291 nm

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