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KIRK · Kirksville Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KIRK FAA IRK Elev 966 ft Lat 40° 5.61' N Lon 92° 32.69' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 6,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 6,005 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.04%
36 360° 6,005 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.04%
09 091° 1,370 ft 100 ft GRE No 0.38%
27 271° 1,370 ft 100 ft GRE No 0.38%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 121.125
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 132.600
  • RDO COLUMBIA RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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  • VORTAC IRK

    Kirksville

    114.60 MHz · DME 114.60 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 24 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1130–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1130–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·MISSOURI 247 KIRKSVILLE RGNL (IRK)(KIRK) 6 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N40º05.61´ W92º32.70´ 966 B Class IV, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE IRK RWY 18–36: H6005X100 (CONC) S–30, D–48, 2D–85 PCR 140 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: 1370X100 (TURF) 0.4% up E No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 09: Trees.
  • ·RWY 18: TORA–6005 TODA–6005 ASDA–6005 LDA–6005 RWY 36: TORA–6005 TODA–6005 ASDA–6005 LDA–6005
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE HIRL Rwy 18–36, VASI Rwy 18 and Rwy 36, REIL Rwy 18, MALSR Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 660-665-5020
  • ·ASOS 121.125 (660) 202–8736.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.2 (COLUMBIA RADIO) ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1300–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 114.6 IRK Chan 93 N40º08.10´ W92º35.50´ 133º 3.3 NM to fld. 986/6E.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.5 I–IRK Chan 52 Rwy 36.
  • ·LAMAR MUNI (LLU)(KLLU) 2 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N37º29.16´ W94º18.72´ 1010 B NOTAM FILE COU RWY 17–35: H4000X75 (CONC) MIRL 0.5% up N RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H2900X60 (ASPH–CONC–AFSC) PCN 10 R/C/W/T MIRL
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 03–21 and Rwy 17–35, PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35—CTAF.
  • ·For fuel ctc number posted at fueling area.
  • ·Ultralgt activity on and in vicinity of arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 417-682-5554
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·NEOSHO (DH) DME 117.3 EOS Chan 120 N36º50.55´ W94º26.14´ 009º 39.0 NM to fld. 1200.
  • ·LAWRENCE SMITH MEML (See HARRISONVILLE on page 240) CHICAGO H–5D, L–27A IAP, AD KANSAS CITY L–16F IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · IRK

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

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: 16,900 ops in 1991

2024 total

5,888

10-yr total

87,185

2024 mix

AC/AT 50% · GA 50% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

22.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.17

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-04 Cessna 421C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-04-13 Cessna 402 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
2016-10-23 Cirrus SR22 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-11-05 Piper PA-32R-301 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2004-10-19 British Aerospace Jetstream 32 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
2003-05-14 Cessna R172K · Runway excursion · day →
2000-07-31 Piper PA-20 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-03-12 Cessna 182 · Other · night →
1987-04-08 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night →
1984-11-17 Mooney M20J · Ground collision · IMC · night →
1984-06-29 Cessna T210M · Other · VMC · day →
1984-01-02 Cessna 150 · Weather · VMC · day →

Designees in MO

CFI Flight Instructors 1,092 A&P Mechanics 4,460 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 46 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 21 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 20 Schools Flight Schools 39 FBO Fixed Base Operators 84 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Martin Maxwell Cupp Brookfield MO 31 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 54 nm
Scott Alan Eslinger Columbia MO 70 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 81 nm
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 89 nm
Ashley Windsor Warrensburg MO 97 nm
David Wayne Card Warrensburg MO 97 nm
Jeffrey Suhr Warrensburg MO 97 nm
Richard R Veach Liberty MO 101 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 104 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
James Richard Kelsey La Plata MO 5 nm
William Andrew Foster Kirksville MO 6 nm
Brett Laine Teten Kirksville MO 6 nm
Kevin Lee Windsperger Kirksville MO 6 nm
Donald Chamberlin Meek Jr Kirksville MO 6 nm
Daniel Scott Rebney Kirksville MO 6 nm
Drew Ethan Rentschler Kirksville MO 6 nm
Craig Allen Shorten Atlanta MO 12 nm
Christopher Daniel Mclin Atlanta MO 12 nm
Chad Evan Thurnau Callao MO 20 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
James Richard Kelsey La Plata MO 5 nm
Daniel Joseph Cunningham La Plata MO 5 nm
Michael Joseph Lebron Kirksville MO 6 nm
Daniel Scott Rebney Kirksville MO 6 nm
Terry Gene Neighbors Kirksville MO 6 nm
Wallace Robert Carskadon Kirksville MO 6 nm
Lindsay Underwood Schroeder Kirksville MO 6 nm
Donald Leon Smith Elmer MO 9 nm
Maurice Willard Bonnel Novinger MO 11 nm
Buck Allen Mcclure Greentop MO 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 81 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 108 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 110 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 123 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 123 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 125 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 133 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 133 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 134 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 154 nm

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