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KILE · Skylark Field

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KILE FAA ILE Elev 848 ft Lat 31° 5.15' N Lon 97° 41.19' 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: 5,495 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 16.8° 5,495 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
19 196.8° 5,495 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 128.575
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.700
  • A/D GRAY APP/DEP 120.075
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 13 and 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 13 and 31. 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 (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: H5495X100 (ASPH–AFSC) S–17, D–50 MIRL RWY 01: REI…

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT twy lights—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0000Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 13 and 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwys 13 and 31—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.

  • 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 (20 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–5495 TODA–5495 ASDA–5495 LDA–4651 RWY 19: TORA–5495 TODA–5495 ASDA–5295 LDA–5295
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT SS–SR.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 254-501-8728
  • ·AWOS–3PT 128.575 (254) 690–3131.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®GRAY APP/DEP CON 120.075 CLNC DEL 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·GRAY (T) (T) VORW/DME 111.8 GRK Chan 55 N31º01.97´ W97º48.83´ 057º 7.3 NM to fld. 963/7E.
  • ·IRESH NDB (LOMW) 278 IL N31º01.45´ W97º42.49´ 012º 3.9 NM to fld. 853/5E.
  • ·NDB unusable: 066º–294º byd 15 NM 295º–065º byd 5 NM due to military restricted area LOC 108.3 I–ILE Rwy 01.
  • ·KIMBLE CO (See JUNCTION on page 366) KINGSVILLE KLEBERG CO (IKG)(KIKG) 9 W UTC–6(–5DT) N27º33.05´ W98º01.86´ 130 B NOTAM FILE SJT RWY 13–31: H6000X75 (ASPH) S–35, D–47, 2D–70 MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2100Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 13 and Rwy 31 mkgs faded.
  • ·Fee waived with mnm fuel purchase.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 361-592-1225
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.075 (361) 592–9152.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®KINGSVILLE APP/DEP CON 119.9 (1345–0600Z‡ Mon–Thu; 1345–2345Z‡ Fri; clsd Sat, Sun and hol exc by NOTAM, hrs subj to chg) ®HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.15 (0500–1300Z‡ Mon–Thu; 2200–1300Z‡ Fri; 24 Sat, Sun and hol by NOTAM) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·CORPUS CHRISTI (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.5 CRP Chan 102 N27º54.23´ W97º26.69´ 227º 37.7 NM to fld. 60/9E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH & DME unusable: 024º–036º byd 35 NM blo 1,700´ 037º–023º byd 35 NM blo 2,000´ 265º–275º VOR unusable: 340º–005º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 340º–005º byd 84 NM Byd 30 NM blo 1,500´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 080º–085º byd 30 NM SAN ANTONIO H–6H, L–19C, 21A IAP BROWNSVILLE H–7B, L–20H IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

3

21.4% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 42,502 ops in 1997

2024 total

28,365

10-yr total

261,855

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

19.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.09

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-08-10 DOUGLAS BRIAN G BA-100 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-07-04 Focke-Wulf FWP-149D · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-09-24 Quicksilver MXII · Engine failure · day →
2018-05-17 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2017-04-21 Cessna 182 · Other · day →
2016-04-30 Piper PA 31P · Gear-up · day →
2000-03-21 Saab 340B · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1988-08-28 Cessna 150M · Weather · VMC · night →
1985-10-13 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · night →
1985-07-07 Cessna 150L · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-01 Stephens AKRO-MASTER · Other · day →
1983-03-03 Cessna 152 · Other · night →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Austin Roger Bowman Temple TX 15 nm
Thomas Michael Rhines Temple TX 15 nm
John Calvin Foster Mcgregor TX 24 nm
Tristan T Walling Georgetown TX 25 nm
Dayton Austin Dabbs Taylor TX 34 nm
Gregory Kling Squires Cedar Park TX 35 nm
Dustin Don Suchor Waco TX 38 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Alvis Waco TX 38 nm
Matthew Allen Quillen Pflugerville TX 39 nm
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 41 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
Ross Edwin Morrison Killeen TX 2 nm
Ronald Edward Carns Killeen TX 2 nm
Richard Jude Mangini Killeen TX 2 nm
Russell Holt Allen Jr Killeen TX 2 nm
Jeffery Raymond Ewell Killeen TX 2 nm
Tanesha Alawna Wallace Killeen TX 2 nm
Orlando Novoa Killeen TX 2 nm
Thomas Edward Stowers Ii Killeen TX 2 nm
Steven Michael Partridge Killeen TX 2 nm
Andrew Nasr Shokri Soliman Killeen TX 2 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
John Randall Worden Iii Killeen TX 2 nm
Jeffery Scott Bzoski Killeen TX 2 nm
James David Combs Killeen TX 2 nm
Mark R Trejo Killeen TX 2 nm
Orlando Novoa Killeen TX 2 nm
Mark Richard Steenland Ii Killeen TX 2 nm
Derek Brian Gillenwater Killeen TX 2 nm
Christopher Abimael Valentin Negron Killeen TX 2 nm
Kenneth Terry Burton Killeen TX 2 nm
Winthrop Whitson Aldrich Killeen TX 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 24 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 41 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 73 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 74 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 85 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 85 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 85 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 90 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 91 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 91 nm

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