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KKIC · Mesa Del Rey Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KKIC FAA KIC Elev 370 ft Lat 36° 13.68' N Lon 121° 7.32' 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: 4,479 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 132.9° 4,479 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
29 312.9° 4,479 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17–35: H3500X50 (ASPH) RWY 17: Trees. Rgt tfc.…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 11–29: H2400X50 (ASPH) S–12 0.4% up E RWY 11: Trees. Rgt…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·Fly–in campground on arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 661-391-1824
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Joshua Apch at 661-277-3843.
  • ·SHAFTER (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.4 EHF Chan 101 N35º29.07´ W119º05.84´ 052º 36.2 NM to fld. 549/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 029º–106º byd 40 NM 108º–131º byd 40 NM 132º–142º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 132º–142º byd 70 NM 153º–180º byd 40 NM 232º–249º byd 40 NM 327º–347º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 327º–347º byd 67 NM blo 18,000´ KING CITY MESA DEL REY (KIC)(KKIC) 1 NE UTC–8(–7DT) N36º13.71´ W121º07.28´ 374 B TPA—1174(800) NOTAM FILE OAK RWY 11–29: H4479X100 (ASPH) S–12 MIRL RWY 11: Berm.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1600–0100Z‡.
  • ·Intensive aerobatic activity invof arpt.
  • ·See Special Notice—Aerobatic Operations in Northern California.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 831-386-5927
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®OAKLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Oakland ARTCC at 510-745-3380.
  • ·BIG SUR (L) (L) VORTACW 114.0 BSR Chan 87 N36º10.88´ W121º38.53´ 067º 25.4 NM to fld. 4080/16E.
  • ·Arpt sfc conditions not reported.
  • ·High mountains and trees surround arpt, mountain flying experience strongly recommended.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (707) 464-7288
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·KNEELAND (See EUREKA on page 156) LOS ANGELES L–3D, 7B SAN FRANCISCO L–3C IAP KLAMATH FALLS SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,700 ops in 1990

2024 total

7,862

10-yr total

78,620

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

25.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.18

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-07-20 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · night →
2019-10-18 Bell 47G · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-02-18 Bell 47G 5A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2013-09-11 Bell 47G5 · Other · day →
2003-11-11 Zivko Edge 540-T · CFIT · VMC · day →
1993-08-06 Mooney M20J · Other · VMC · day →
1986-11-17 Cessna 150L · Other · day →
1984-05-26 Bellanca 7ECA · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Margaret Watt Hollister CA 40 nm
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 42 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 42 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 64 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 72 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 72 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 72 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 72 nm
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 74 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 76 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
Tracy Joseph Call Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Lee Lester Jampolsky Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Kurt Wayne Schake Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Geoffrey Marvin Hand Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Karen Ann Arendt Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Clinton Edward Weichers Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Alexandra Elizabeth Jampolsky Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Robert Howard Lehman Spreckels CA 35 nm
James Fredrick Atkinson Salinas CA 37 nm
Albert Bruce Cross Iii Salinas CA 37 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
Kenneth James Erickson King City CA 1 nm
Harry James Laws King City CA 1 nm
James Emile Francis King City CA 1 nm
Andrew Patrick Jones Carmel Valley CA 33 nm
Michael Anthony Ward Tres Pinos CA 35 nm
Leland Dean Osborn San Miguel CA 35 nm
Rex Norris Awalt San Miguel CA 35 nm
Kevin Richard Catt Salinas CA 37 nm
Anthony Virgil Diaz Salinas CA 37 nm
Robert Alan Haskins Salinas CA 37 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 35 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 36 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 53 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 53 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 62 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 64 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 64 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 70 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 78 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 80 nm

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