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KM79 · John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KM79 FAA M79 Elev 83 ft Lat 32° 29.13' N Lon 91° 46.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 3,998 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181.9° 3,998 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
36 1.9° 3,998 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
09 092° 2,200 ft 100 ft GRS No —
27 272° 2,200 ft 100 ft GRS No —

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

  • A/D MONROE APP/DEP 126.900
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·ROAD 367 FT & RR TRACK 467 FT FM APCH END RY 36.
  • ·RY 18/36 40-80 FT TREES WEST SIDE OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MONROE APCH AT 318-327-5641, IF UNAVBL, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
  • ·CTC APRT MGR FOR DSGND RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE.
  • ·FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 318-235-3177.
  • ·APCH SLP 12:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • ·MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,000 ops in 1999

2024 total

18,000

10-yr total

180,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-07 Beech A36 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2011-05-27 Grumman G164 · Weather · VMC · day →
2000-07-29 Champion 7KCAB · Other · VMC · day →
2000-03-14 Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1998-03-01 Piper PA-32-300 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-03-21 Piper PA-12 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-06-30 Grumman G-164 · Stall / spin · day →
1984-03-31 Cessna 180 · Other · day →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jimmy Wayne Fordham Monroe LA 16 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 80 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 112 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 114 nm
Seth Jamell Lake Arkadelphia AR 118 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 121 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 127 nm
Dustin Wayne Howell Marshall TX 131 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 138 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 140 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
Thomas Edward Kupferer Rayville LA 1 nm
Jeffrey Don Southern Rayville LA 1 nm
William Ray Martin Baskin LA 14 nm
Frank Allen Ford Delhi LA 14 nm
Charles Clifton Mcpherson Iii Delhi LA 14 nm
John Michael Boudreaux Monroe LA 16 nm
Jimmy Wayne Fordham Monroe LA 16 nm
William Allan Mahan Monroe LA 16 nm
Michael Reddick Reeves Monroe LA 16 nm
John Owens Shamblin Monroe LA 16 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
Charles Herman Adams Rayville LA 1 nm
Jonathan Forrest Tuckett Rayville LA 1 nm
Jason Larry Allen Rayville LA 1 nm
Samuel Clark Bigham Rayville LA 1 nm
Michael Stephen Grissom Rayville LA 1 nm
Robert Paul Sehon Rayville LA 1 nm
David Lee James Rayville LA 1 nm
Kelvin O'Neal Green Rayville LA 1 nm
William Bradford Moody Rayville LA 1 nm
John Robert Gaumnitz Oak Ridge LA 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 102 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 119 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 121 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 131 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 137 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 145 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 168 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 172 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 173 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 197 nm

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