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KM72 · New Albany Union County Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KM72 FAA M72 Elev 413 ft Lat 34° 32.94' N Lon 89° 1.47' 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: 3,903 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 176° 3,903 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.08%
36 356° 3,903 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.08%

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

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KM72 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.
  • ·MIRL RWY 18/36 OPR DUSK-2200.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,710 ops in 1997

2024 total

12,669

10-yr total

124,845

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 73% · Mil 27%

Events / million ops

24.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-03-29 Zenith STOL CH701 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-07-21 Mooney M20F · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
2016-08-02 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
2008-03-20 Piper PA32 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-07-10 Grumman American AA-1B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1983-05-09 Cessna 140 · Other · dusk →

Designees in MS

CFI Flight Instructors 482 A&P Mechanics 1,981 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 12 Schools Flight Schools 17 FBO Fixed Base Operators 45 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 25 nm
Brian James Flax Somerville TN 45 nm
Karen Gardner Collierville TN 45 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 47 nm
David Childress Olive Branch MS 47 nm
David William Nicholls Olive Branch MS 47 nm
Natalie Bingham Hoover Olive Branch MS 47 nm
Stephen Wolcott Dee Arlington TN 53 nm
Morris William Ray Memphis TN 57 nm
Peter Reddan Millington TN 64 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
Matthew Brant Mills Myrtle MS 5 nm
Johnnie Perrin Coombs Jr Blue Mountain MS 8 nm
Michael Paul Riley Blue Springs MS 12 nm
Ethan David Diamante Ripley MS 12 nm
Samuel Luke Smith Ripley MS 12 nm
David Chase Jefcoat Pontotoc MS 18 nm
Matthew Kyle Caldwell Pontotoc MS 18 nm
Paul Eugene Buck Baldwyn MS 19 nm
Christopher Eugene Cross Saltillo MS 19 nm
Ellis Rupert Easterling Iii Saltillo MS 19 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
Gary Blythe Cooper New Albany MS 3 nm
John Alan Lucius New Albany MS 3 nm
Teddy Ladrone James New Albany MS 3 nm
John A Williams New Albany MS 3 nm
Bradley Lewis Prewett New Albany MS 3 nm
Andy B Roten Ii New Albany MS 3 nm
Harvey Bryan Abel Jr New Albany MS 3 nm
Christopher Bo Williams New Albany MS 3 nm
Kevin Deweyne Gordon New Albany MS 3 nm
Kurtis Eugene Sanders Blue Mountain MS 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 73 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 74 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 96 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 96 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 127 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 128 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 128 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 131 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 133 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 146 nm

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