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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field

ID KLUK FAA LUK Elev 483 ft Lat 39° 6.14' N Lon 84° 25.14' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KLUK

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Runways at KLUK

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,101 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03R 021° 6,101 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
21L 201° 6,101 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
07 062° 5,127 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
25 242° 5,127 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
03L 023° 3,802 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
21R 203° 3,802 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 120.250
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.900
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR LUNKEN TWR 118.700
  • CTAF CTAF 118.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 121.000
  • RDO DAYTON RDO 122.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KLUK

  • NDB LUK

    Cincinnati

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB MDE

    Madeira

    0.38 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VORTAC CVG

    Cincinnati

    117.30 MHz · DME 117.30 · LO · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KLUK, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

2 matched · 13 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21 - 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·CUST IN TEMPO FAC; CUST FAC REQS MUST BE SMTD TO ARPT FIRST BY CALLING 513-709-2761 OR EMAIL #[email protected].
  • ·CLSD TO SKEDD ACR OPS GTR THAN 9 PAX SEATS. 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS WITH GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS CALL AMGR.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT CALL AMGR.
  • ·ACFT MAINT RUNUPS RSTRD BTN 2100-0700.
  • ·AER 25 & 21 ARE CLOSELY LCTD; VFY COR RWY WITH COMPASS HDG BFR DEP.
  • ·TWY D, E, G, & H CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·ARPT SFC COND UNMON DLY 2300-0700.
  • ·TWY H NOT VSB FM ATCT, CTC GC.
  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD, USE CTAF.
  • ·RWY 07/25 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 377/R/C/X/T PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. +35 FT HNGR, 615 FT DIST, 157 FT R, APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR.
  • ·HIRL RWY 03/21 PRESET MED INTST.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · LUK

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KLUK — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KLUK

96 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

31

since 1982

Fatal

5

16.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 149,224 ops in 1991

2024 total

120,929

10-yr total

953,994

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 84% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.34

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=95

  • Other 66
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Ground collision 5
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-06-18 ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124 · Loss of control · day
2023-03-21 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day
2022-09-22 Zenith CH 750 · Stall / spin · day
2012-09-22 Cessna 182Q · Weather · VMC · night
2009-07-14 Piper PA-28 · CFIT · VMC · night
2006-05-30 Cessna 210N · CFIT · VMC · day
2005-01-17 Ghiles MCR-01 VLA · Engine failure · VMC · day
2003-10-13 Sibila VP 1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2003-02-16 Piper PA-31-350 · Fuel exhaustion · day
2002-12-04 Cessna 210M · Stall / spin · dusk
2002-08-07 Cessna 182Q · Under/overshoot · VMC · dusk
2002-03-28 Piper J4A · Gear-up · VMC · day
2001-08-15 Cessna 150M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2000-04-15 Loomis Sidewinder · Engine failure · VMC · day
1998-12-19 Beech BE-76 · Engine failure · day
1997-02-02 Piper J3C-65 · Weather · day
1996-08-04 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · day
1994-01-26 Beech BE-58 · Weather IMC · night
1993-06-06 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion
1992-10-18 Cessna 210L · Other · night
1990-07-25 Cessna 182G · Weather · VMC · day
1989-12-17 Cessna,Enstrom 182,F-28 · Engine failure · VMC · day
1986-11-25 Bell 206B · Other · IMC · night
1984-10-06 Beech BE-77 · Ground collision · day
1983-09-04 Bellanca 7GCAA · Engine failure · day
1983-07-10 Boeing B75 · Loss of control · day
1982-03-20 Mooney M20E · Fuel exhaustion · day
1981-08-06 Robinson R22 · Other
1981-06-10 Cessna 177B · Other
1981-04-07 LEAR JET 23 · Ground collision
1981-01-25 Cessna 150J · Other
1980-10-16 Taylorcraft BC12D · Other
1980-09-07 Beech C23 · Other
1980-07-16 Piper PA-28 · Other
1979-09-10 Beech A36 · Other
1979-07-05 Beech 95-B55 · Other
1979-02-07 Piper PA-31 · Other
1978-12-01 Stinson 108 · Other
1978-10-31 Beech 58 · Other
1978-06-17 Cessna 150 · Other
1978-01-16 LEAR JET 24D · Other
1977-08-20 Cessna 210 · Other
1977-06-15 Hughes 269A · Other
1977-03-19 Cessna 150 · Other
1976-07-30 Beech C23 · Other
1976-06-06 Stinson 108 · Other
1976-04-25 Piper PA-24 · Stall / spin
1975-09-05 Piper PA-28 · Other
1975-03-20 Piper PA-28 · Other
1974-07-07 Evans VP-1 · Other
1973-10-25 Beech 65-A80 · Other

+ 45 more on file

DPEs near KLUK

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 19 nm
Kevin Randall Henderson Hamilton OH 19 nm
Brian W Trapp Lebanon OH 21 nm
Thomas Vearil Lebanon OH 21 nm
Brett Hunter Waynesville OH 30 nm
Troy Macvey Milan IN 33 nm
Jw Lynn Lexington KY 65 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 76 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 76 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 76 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KLUK

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kenneth Wayne Carley Dayton KY 2 nm
Thomas Richard Vennemann Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Dale Patrick Vinson Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Robert Paul Beimesche Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Lawrence Joseph Neltner Newport KY 3 nm
Wesley Winston Werner Nelson Newport KY 3 nm
Luis Enrique Zelaya Amaya Newport KY 3 nm
William Alan Buschmeier Cincinnati OH 5 nm
Kent Warren Dobbins Cincinnati OH 5 nm
Thomas Morton Edwards Cincinnati OH 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KLUK

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth Wayne Carley Dayton KY 2 nm
Denver Glenn Howard Dayton KY 2 nm
Roland Fredrick Tabb Dayton KY 2 nm
David Carson Jones Dayton KY 2 nm
Harry Alvin Posner Iii Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Richard Francis Vara Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
William Paul Wendel Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Freddie Craig Dickow Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Christopher Linus Enzweiler Fort Thomas KY 2 nm
Samuel Ray Wamsley Fort Thomas KY 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KLUK

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
10 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
12 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
35 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
52 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
52 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
65 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
70 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
82 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
89 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
93 nm

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