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KK81 · Miami County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KK81 FAA K81 Elev 940 ft Lat 38° 32.38' N Lon 94° 55.23' W Zulu …

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,398 ft. Max gradient: 0.78%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 038° 3,398 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
21 218° 3,398 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
15 153° 1,940 ft 60 ft GRS No 0.78%
33 333° 1,940 ft 60 ft GRS No 0.78%

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

  • A/D KANSAS CITY APP/DEP 118.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KK81 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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21, MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21, MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21, MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21, MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Osawatomie-Paola Municipal Airport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,000 ops in 2007

2024 total

10,000

10-yr total

100,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

20.0

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=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-10-12 Piper PA-32-300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-06-01 Vans RV 6 · Loss of control · day →

Designees in KS

CFI Flight Instructors 852 A&P Mechanics 3,852 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 34 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 12 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 70 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 98 ODA Organizational Designations 14 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 75 Clubs Flying Clubs 14 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Alan Gaines Lawrence KS 30 nm
Andrew Waterland Kansas City MO 39 nm
Brian Andrew Park Kansas City MO 39 nm
James Harlan Rainen Kansas City MO 39 nm
Joshua Turner Hay Kansas City MO 39 nm
Todd Eric Nichols Kansas City MO 39 nm
Richard R Veach Liberty MO 48 nm
Ashley Windsor Warrensburg MO 58 nm
David Wayne Card Warrensburg MO 58 nm
Jeffrey Suhr Warrensburg MO 58 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
Wesley Randall Lane Paola KS 4 nm
Jonathan Terry Jevne Paola KS 4 nm
Laurie Ann Dupuis Paola KS 4 nm
Theodore Cox Dupuis Paola KS 4 nm
Austin Don Hill Paola KS 4 nm
Reginald Rolland Gast Louisburg KS 12 nm
Rufus Mburu Wanjigi Louisburg KS 12 nm
Scott Aron Klusman Louisburg KS 12 nm
Douglas Scott Mcmullin Wellsville KS 13 nm
Jerad Paul Hanson Wellsville KS 13 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
Christopher Louis Klein Osawatomie KS 3 nm
Joseph Allen Brull Osawatomie KS 3 nm
Jonathan Terry Jevne Paola KS 4 nm
Harry Louis Hellyer Paola KS 4 nm
Michael Wayne Majors Paola KS 4 nm
Brian Matthew Eastman Paola KS 4 nm
Anthony Wayne Wikstrom Paola KS 4 nm
William Harley Pertner Paola KS 4 nm
Leonard Dale Ryan Paola KS 4 nm
Roger Lee Evans Rantoul KS 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 18 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 18 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 21 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 37 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 67 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 67 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 138 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 147 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 156 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 159 nm

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