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KHSV · Huntsville International Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KHSV FAA HSV Elev 629 ft Lat 34° 38.17' N Lon 86° 46.46' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18R 181° 12,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
36L 001° 12,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
18L 181° 10,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
36R 001° 10,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 121.250
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.350
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 127.600
  • CTAF CTAF 127.600
  • APP APP 118.050
  • DEP DEP 118.050
  • RDO ANNISTON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CWH

    Capshaw

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 7 matched · 19 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 18L, 36L, and 36R; HIRL Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 18R–36L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

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

    right traffic

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

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 18L, 36L, and 36R; HIRL Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 18R–36L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotg bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (7)

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

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18R–36L: H12600X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–55…

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

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18L: MALSR. PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´. RVR–TR RWY 36R: M…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 18L, 36L, and 36R; HIRL Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 18R–36L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 18L, 36L, and 36R; HIRL Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 18R–36L—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 09–27: 2180X160 (TURF) LIRL 1.0% up W RWY 09: Trees. RWY…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT LIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotg bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT rotg bcn—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

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·RWY 18L:TORA–10001 TODA–10001 ASDA–9801 LDA–9801 RWY 18R:TORA–12600 TODA–12600 ASDA–12600 LDA–12600 RWY 36L:TORA–12600 TODA–12600 ASDA–12600 LDA–12600 RWY 36R:TORA–10001 TODA–10001 ASDA–10001 LDA–9801
  • ·Rwy 18R ALSF on Step 2 when ATCT clsd.
  • ·Line up and wait not authorized.
  • ·Int of Twy J and svc road are unctl.
  • ·Flt notification svc (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·Ctc HSV ARFF on CTAF or phone 256–461–1115 for emerg when ATCT clsd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-258-1958
  • ·ASOS 121.25 (256) 207–5925.
  • ·CTAF 127.6 ATIS 121.25 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (ANNISTON RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 118.05 (185º–004º) 125.6 (005º–184º) (1200–0600Z‡) MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.8 (0600–1200Z‡) TOWER 127.6 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 120.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when twr clsd, if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1200–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·DECATUR (L) DME 112.8 DCU Chan 75 N34º38.90´ W86º56.37´ 095º 8.2 NM to fld. 590.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.5 I–ELL Chan 22 Rwy 36L.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.55 I–JJC Chan 32(Y) Rwy 36R.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º left of course.
  • ·Twy lgts for twy turnoff only.
  • ·Arpt mowing in progress wkdays spring thru autumn.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-852-9781
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®HUNTSVILLE APP/DEP CON 125.6 (1200–0600Z‡) other times ctc ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Huntsville Apch at 256-542-2070, when Apch clsd ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·ISBELL FLD (See FORT PAYNE on page 54) ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, L–18H IAP, AD ATLANTA SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Carl T. Jones Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

5

41.7% 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: 103,943 ops in 2005

2024 total

60,475

10-yr total

622,686

2024 mix

AC/AT 47% · GA 27% · Mil 26%

Events / million ops

3.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.34

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-01-11 Cessna T206H · Weather · night →
2004-11-19 Beech A36TC · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
2024-03-30 BETA BIZ LLC LX7 · Gear-up · day →
2016-03-18 Beech 58 · Gear-up · day →
2014-06-18 ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A · CFIT · day →
2014-04-21 Cessna 172I · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2010-01-18 Beech B-60 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-04-26 Beech S-35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-05-27 Cessna 177B · Other · VMC · day →
1988-01-03 Cessna P210N · Other · IMC · day →
1985-09-13 Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Other · day →
1982-01-18 Cessna 210L · Ground collision · IMC · night →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 6 nm
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 15 nm
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki Arab AL 23 nm
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 36 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 47 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 53 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 53 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 53 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 69 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 70 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
William Neal Audenaert Madison AL 5 nm
Jonathan Wesley Campbell Madison AL 5 nm
Francis Scott Parent Madison AL 5 nm
David Keith Parker Madison AL 5 nm
Brian Eugene Trhlin Madison AL 5 nm
Sean Farrell Gilpin Madison AL 5 nm
John Bernard Parkes Iii Madison AL 5 nm
Michael Douglas Griffin Madison AL 5 nm
Lewis Edwin Alford Iii Madison AL 5 nm
Sergio Almanza Madison AL 5 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
Robert Sebastion Passero Madison AL 5 nm
John Logan Lanier Jr Madison AL 5 nm
Angelo Michael Piciullo Madison AL 5 nm
Shawn Joseph Hanlon Madison AL 5 nm
Princeton Kaleinani Soh Madison AL 5 nm
Jonathan David Maynard Madison AL 5 nm
Cody Morgan Sullivan Madison AL 5 nm
James Lynn Simmons Jr Madison AL 5 nm
Samuel Matthew Sullivan Madison AL 5 nm
Adam Keith Johnson Madison AL 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 17 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 46 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 48 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 80 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 80 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 81 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 96 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 100 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 101 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 114 nm

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