Airport · ICAO · US
Class DCincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field
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FAA Airport Diagram · KLUK
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Official FAA Airport Diagram (APD), current dTPP cycle —
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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
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
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.
+ 45 more on file
Designees in OH
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KLUK — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
2,004
Flight Instructors
A&P
6,227
Mechanics
AME
47
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
14
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DAR-F
6
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
2
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
3
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
17
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
45
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
48
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
35
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
8
Organizational Designations
Schools
67
Flight Schools
FBO
80
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
39
Flying Clubs
Repair
10
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
32
EAA Chapters
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.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KLUK: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗