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KI74 · Grimes Field

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KI74 FAA I74 Elev 1,068 ft Lat 40° 7.96' N Lon 83° 45.20' 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: 4,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 17.9° 4,400 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
20 197.9° 4,400 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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 3 118.325
  • A/D DAYTON APP/DEP 127.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KI74 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 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 REIL RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. 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 REIL RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - 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 & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    LDG FEE

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 614-338-8537.
  • ·YELLOW CONES. 100LL & JET A+ AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 59,250 ops in 2023

2024 total

59,250

10-yr total

306,340

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

9.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=8

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Runway excursion 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
2008-09-10 Cessna 150G · Weather · VMC · day →
2021-08-01 Vans RV6 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2021-02-07 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-06-08 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · day →
2009-06-20 Piper PA-24 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-11-23 Aeronca 7AC · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1991-08-27 Cessna 337 · Engine failure · day →
1990-05-22 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in OH

CFI Flight Instructors 2,004 A&P Mechanics 6,227 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 47 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 14 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 17 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 45 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 35 ODA Organizational Designations 8 Schools Flight Schools 67 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 39 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 32

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 13 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 14 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 14 nm
John Ginley Dublin OH 28 nm
Christine Shumway Mortine Delaware OH 32 nm
John Richard Cooper Jr Delaware OH 32 nm
Candi Jo Roby Columbus OH 36 nm
Paul Anthony Palmisciano Columbus OH 36 nm
Robert Headley Columbus OH 36 nm
Brett Hunter Waynesville OH 39 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
Robert Hood Greenlee Urbana OH 1 nm
Douglas Edward Sims Urbana OH 1 nm
Curtis Allan Smith Urbana OH 1 nm
Ryan Lee Armstrong Urbana OH 1 nm
Brett Michael Shiffer Urbana OH 1 nm
Tyler Scott Reisinger Cable OH 6 nm
Michael Reese Greenlee Saint Paris OH 10 nm
Robert Ryan Nash Mechanicsburg OH 10 nm
Jared Kent Harston North Lewisburg OH 10 nm
Kelsie Lynn Ward North Lewisburg OH 10 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
Paul Ellis Workman Urbana OH 1 nm
Bruce Wayne Larson Urbana OH 1 nm
Roger Paul Deere Urbana OH 1 nm
James Dean Freeman Urbana OH 1 nm
Philip Arthur Hill Urbana OH 1 nm
James Joseph Suzel Urbana OH 1 nm
Paul Sidney Flora Urbana OH 1 nm
Gary Wayne Hill Urbana OH 1 nm
Christopher Eugene Stanton Urbana OH 1 nm
Eric Michael Peters Urbana OH 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 18 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 18 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 31 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 31 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 37 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 41 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 42 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 60 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 67 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 78 nm

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