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KIPJ · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KIPJ FAA IPJ Elev 877 ft Lat 35° 29.00' N Lon 81° 9.68' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,700 ft. Max gradient: 0.26%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 47.4° 5,700 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
23 227.4° 5,700 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%

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 3 119.675
  • CLD CLNC DEL 124.900
  • A/D CHARLOTTE APP/DEP 134.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 8 matched · 24 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 05 & 23 dusk–dawn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 & 23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23 between 0300Z‡–dawn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23 dusk–dawn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 & 23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23 between 0300Z‡–dawn. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: 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 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (8)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23 dusk–dawn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt REIL Rwy 05 & 23 dusk–dawn—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 & 23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt PAPI Rwy 05 & 23—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23 between 0300Z‡–dawn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MIRL Rwy 05–23 between 0300Z‡–dawn—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, coyote and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 05–23: H5498X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–63, D–91 PCR 240 F/C/X/T…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23—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 and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·330 NORTH CAROLINA LINCOLNTON LINCOLN CO RGNL (IPJ)(KIPJ) 5 E UTC–5(–4DT) N35º28.99´ W81º09.69´ 878 B NOTAM FILE IPJ RWY 05–23: H5700X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–60 MIRL 0.3% UP SW RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.4º TCH 64´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1300–0000Z‡, Nov–Mar 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·Unattended Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
  • ·Rwy 23 has a 90 ft drop–off 100 ft fm pvmt end and 90 ft drop–off first 200 ft 160 ft both sides of cntrln. 200 ft swy SW end has been remarked as 200 ft dsplcd thr for Rwy 05.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 704-764-1100
  • ·AWOS–3 119.675 (704) 735–6954.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 134.75 CLNC DEL 124.9 GCO 124.9 (CHARLOTTE APCH) (Key mike 4 times slowly, wait for dial tone and ring) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Charlotte Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 335º 20.3 NM to fld. 732/5W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 015º–050º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 050º–100º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 185º–202º byd 15 NM 203º–220º 270º–350º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR/DME controlled by Charlotte ATCT VOR unusable: 203º–220º ILS/DME 111.15 I–IPJ Chan 48(Y) Rwy 23.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 and 23 oper consly.
  • ·Arpt unattended Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
  • ·Glider act dalgt hrs wkends.
  • ·Hel flt tng dly primrly on W side of arpt and twy.
  • ·Arpt phone 919–496–1234; make prior arngmts drg FBO hrs for svcs aft hrs.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 919-496-1234
  • ·AWOS–3 118.325 (919) 497–0810.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®RALEIGH APP/DEP CON 125.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Raleigh Apch at 919-380-3144.
  • ·RALEIGH/DURHAM (H) (H) VORTACW 117.2 RDU Chan 119 N35º52.35´ W78º47.00´ 077º 23.9 NM to fld. 429/9W.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.35 I–LHZ Chan 30(Y) Rwy 05.
  • ·Glideslope autopilot cpd apch NA blw 600´ MSL.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–25D IAP CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12H, L–35B, 36G IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

5N4

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 34,100 ops in 2008

2024 total

34,100

10-yr total

341,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

8.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.76

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-09-06 North American P51-D · Engine failure · day →
2026-04-10 ERIC VARGOSKO SW-51 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2018-07-24 Piper PA32R · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2016-08-26 MEANS ROBER C ROTORWAY EXEC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-03-06 Piper PA 22-108 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-01-14 Beech C23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 14 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 17 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 23 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 26 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 26 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 31 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 31 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 31 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 33 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 34 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
Brian Dean Lander Iron Station NC 2 nm
Mitzi Bryant Patton Iron Station NC 2 nm
Michael Howard Douglas Iron Station NC 2 nm
Adam Hurd Coleman Iron Station NC 2 nm
Casey Mac Nelan Iron Station NC 2 nm
Andrew Francis Shawkey Iron Station NC 2 nm
Derrell Eugene Bentley Lincolnton NC 4 nm
Eric Matthew Young Lincolnton NC 4 nm
Samuel Ray Trexler Lincolnton NC 4 nm
Pieter-Jan De Hertog Lincolnton NC 4 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 William Jordan Iron Station NC 2 nm
Donald Morgan Ellsworth Iron Station NC 2 nm
Scott Richard Evans Iron Station NC 2 nm
Gerald Gregory Kotlinski Iron Station NC 2 nm
Albert Patrick Mirabelli Iron Station NC 2 nm
Lawrence William Stone Iron Station NC 2 nm
Michael James Parnell Iron Station NC 2 nm
Kevin Dean Noto Iron Station NC 2 nm
James Anthony Basie Iron Station NC 2 nm
Scott Kenneth Cook Iron Station NC 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 19 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 20 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 23 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 33 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 43 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 50 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 68 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 89 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 91 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 97 nm

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