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KI63 · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KI63 FAA I63 Elev 734 ft Lat 39° 59.25' N Lon 90° 48.25' 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: 5,905 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 5,905 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
36 360° 5,905 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.31%

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 KANSAS CITY CNTR 135.525
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KI63 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 MIRL RWY 18/36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
  • ·EXT 12644 FUEL NOW AVBL TO PUBLIC - SELF SERVICE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,000 ops in 1999

2024 total

3,000

10-yr total

30,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

33.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=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
2023-10-16 Magni M24 · CFIT · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 27 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 55 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 60 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 61 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 67 nm
Daniel Reed Wentzville MO 70 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 77 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 77 nm
Matthew Conrad Chesterfield MO 81 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 85 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
Cole Nathan Harrison Foote Mount Sterling IL 2 nm
Scott Randall Phillips Camp Point IL 12 nm
Seth Hart Higgins Rushville IL 14 nm
Garrett Ross Gieker Liberty IL 15 nm
Paul Allen Schone Arenzville IL 21 nm
Roger Allen Lipcamon Pittsfield IL 23 nm
William Herschel Mourning Jr Colchester IL 26 nm
William Charles Ennis Quincy IL 27 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 27 nm
Samantha Virginia Santos Quincy IL 27 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
Mark Lee Vincent Mount Sterling IL 2 nm
Roger Lee Herren Clayton IL 8 nm
Lewis Melvin Ihnen Golden IL 12 nm
James Stephen Mackey Golden Eagle IL 12 nm
Michael Allen Jordan Golden Eagle IL 12 nm
Jarred Ward Hester Golden IL 12 nm
Brian Jay Mountain Perry IL 13 nm
Mark Alan Mountain Perry IL 13 nm
Johnie Laurence Vincent Rushville IL 14 nm
Travis Earl Smith Rushville IL 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 29 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 60 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 77 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 80 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 80 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 90 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 144 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 154 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 163 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 165 nm

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