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KM18 · Hope Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KM18 FAA M18 Elev 359 ft Lat 33° 43.21' N Lon 93° 39.53' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.40%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 167.6° 5,501 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.34%
34 347.6° 5,501 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.34%
04 048° 5,301 ft 100 ft Concrete No 0.40%
22 228° 5,301 ft 100 ft Concrete No 0.40%

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

  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 123.925
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KM18 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 870-397-1651 NSTD MIRL - LGTS LCTD APRXLY 35 FT FM MARKED RY EDGE.
  • ·CNTRLN AND THR MKGS FADED.
  • ·CNTRLN AND THR MKGS FADED.
  • ·CNTRLN AND THR MKGS FADED.
  • ·CNTRLN AND THR MKGS FADED.
  • ·APCH RATIO FROM DSPLCD THR 28:1.
  • ·SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS (100LL & JET A) DUSK-DAWN.
  • ·REIL & MIRL RY 16/34 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 29,500 ops in 1995

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

80,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 94% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

25.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=4

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-05-29 Nelson Special · Ground collision · day →
2016-07-18 GERALD NELSON NELSON WOODY · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2003-03-15 Cessna 150G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-08-23 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in AR

CFI Flight Instructors 606 A&P Mechanics 2,319 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 32 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 64 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Seth Jamell Lake Arkadelphia AR 38 nm
Dustin Wayne Howell Marshall TX 79 nm
Bruce Allen Chase Longview TX 91 nm
Zachary Duane Caldwell Poteau OK 94 nm
Jeremy Scott Lashbrook North Little Rock AR 95 nm
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 99 nm
Thomas James Guillebeau Sherwood AR 99 nm
Reginald Howell Henderson Fort Smith AR 104 nm
Zachary Duane Caldwell Fort Smith AR 104 nm
Jimmy Wayne Fordham Monroe LA 107 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
Sidney Mcrae Wood Hope AR 5 nm
Wesley Max Kisselburg Prescott AR 14 nm
Roger Matthew Stiver Nashville AR 16 nm
Mark Steven Wiley Murfreesboro AR 21 nm
William Paul Hegmann Texarkana AR 24 nm
Johnny Elvis Lanier Texarkana AR 24 nm
Brian David Harris Texarkana AR 24 nm
Robert Leslie Claybrook Texarkana AR 24 nm
Jeffrey Lee Claybrook Texarkana AR 24 nm
Andrew Donald Deleo Texarkana AR 24 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
Ellis Dean Medlen Washington AR 3 nm
Bobby Joe Hood Jr Washington AR 3 nm
Steven Ray Beck Hope AR 5 nm
Jimmie Leon Sager Saratoga AR 12 nm
Calvin Dennis Johnson Saratoga AR 12 nm
Katrina Kaye Bolls Prescott AR 14 nm
Larry Ray Inscore Prescott AR 14 nm
Ryan Howard Woody Mineral Springs AR 16 nm
Larry Dale Singley Nashville AR 16 nm
Ross Andrew Pilgreen Rosston AR 20 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 78 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 90 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 106 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 140 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 149 nm
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 151 nm
Select Avionics, LLC
Mckinney, TX
 151 nm
Mach Aircraft Maintenance
McKinney, TX
 158 nm
Addison Avionics Group, LLC
Addison, TX
 166 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 168 nm

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