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KMKL · McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KMKL FAA MKL Elev 434 ft Lat 35° 35.99' N Lon 88° 54.94' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 22.2° 6,005 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.38%
20 202.2° 6,005 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.38%
11 112.3° 3,539 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
29 292.3° 3,539 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.325
  • GND GND 120.900
  • TWR JACKSON TWR 127.150
  • CTAF CTAF 127.150
  • CNTR MEMPHIS CNTR 134.650
  • OPS ARNG OPS 41.500
  • RDO JACKSON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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

  • NDB MK

    Mersy

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME MKL

    Mc Kellar

    112.00 MHz · DME 112.00 · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20, MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20, MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20, MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20, MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL 01–19—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·440 TENNESSEE JACKSON RGNL (MKL)(KMKL) P (ARNG) 4 W UTC–6(–5DT) N35º35.99´ W88º54.94´ 433 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE MKL RWY 02–20: H6005X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–55, D–80, 2D–125 PCR 1230 F/C/X/T HIRL 0.4% up S RWY 02: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 20: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H3539X100 (ASPH) S–27 PCN 13 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 11: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 29: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 23´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 02 and 20 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0230Z‡, Sat–Sun 1300–0130Z‡.
  • ·Clsd to unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR—Amgr.
  • ·ACR ops more than 9 pax seats na in excess of 15 min bfr or aft sked arr or dep times w/o prior coord with amgr and CFM.
  • ·PPR for gnd access to fld 0330–1200Z‡—(731)–394–1755.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 grvd 55´ each side of cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 731-423-0995
  • ·ASOS 119.325 (731) 424–0692.
  • ·CTAF 127.15 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (JACKSON RADIO) ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.65 TOWER 127.15 (1300–0100Z‡) GND CON 120.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·MC KELLAR (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 114.85 MKL Chan 95(Y) N35º36.21´ W88º54.63´ at fld. 410/1W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–041º byd 40 NM 042º–052º byd 38 NM blo 5,100´ 043º–104º byd 40 NM 070º–104º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 105º–125º byd 40 NM 126º–205º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 126º–297º byd 40 NM 232º–266º byd 25 NM blo 2,200´ 280º–290º byd 22 NM blo 5,100´ 308º–359º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 042º–052º byd 38 NM blo 5,100´ 070º–104º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 105º–125º 126º–205º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 232º–266º byd 25 NM blo 2,200´ 280º–290º byd 22 NM blo 5,100´ ILS/DME 109.1 I–MKL Chan 28 Rwy 02.
  • ·JAMES TUCKER (See LINDEN on page 446) JAMESTOWN MUNI (2A1) 5 S UTC–6(–5DT) N36º20.98´ W84º56.80´ 1694 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 01–19: H3498X75 (CONC) S–17, D–22 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·MIRL 01–19 incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 01 and 19 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sun 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 931-879-8948
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.625 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·LIVINGSTON (VL) (L) VOR/DME 114.35 LVT Chan 90(Y) N36º35.07´ W85º10.00´ 145º 17.6 NM to fld. 1020/2W.
  • ·DME unusable: 034º–056º byd 35 NM MEMPHIS H–6J, L–16H IAP, AD CINCINNATI L–25A IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 77,033 ops in 1991

2024 total

25,996

10-yr total

226,218

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 85% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

17.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.21

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=15

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-10-13 Bell OH-58A · Engine failure · day →
2001-06-03 Piper PA-31-T2 · Loss of control · day →
2023-10-20 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-09-11 Beech A36 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2016-09-21 Beech B100 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-03-05 Cessna 172R · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2013-06-29 SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-02-03 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-05-23 Cessna 172L · Other · VMC · day →
2003-10-04 Piper J-3 -C65 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1997-02-28 Cessna 172P · Other · day →
1991-09-11 Cessna 401 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
1989-12-03 Piper PA-23-150 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-02-22 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-09-25 Piper PA-28-181 · Ground collision · dusk →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 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) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Alan Chase Humboldt TN 14 nm
Brian James Flax Somerville TN 32 nm
Stephen Wolcott Dee Arlington TN 42 nm
Karen Gardner Collierville TN 51 nm
Peter Reddan Millington TN 51 nm
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 56 nm
Morris William Ray Memphis TN 59 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 60 nm
David Childress Olive Branch MS 60 nm
David William Nicholls Olive Branch MS 60 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
William Rube Long Jackson TN 5 nm
Sherri Spellings Marbury Jackson TN 5 nm
Charles Dennis Young Jackson TN 5 nm
Michael Christian Watson Jackson TN 5 nm
Ronnie Shane Richards Jackson TN 5 nm
Walter Eugene Helms Iii Jackson TN 5 nm
Kevin Joseph Hester Jackson TN 5 nm
William Duncan Thornton Jackson TN 5 nm
Christopher James Dotson Jackson TN 5 nm
Henry Moses Sanchez Jackson TN 5 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
Paul James New Jackson TN 5 nm
Charles Dennis Young Jackson TN 5 nm
Brent Taylor Mclemore Jackson TN 5 nm
Kevin Joseph Hester Jackson TN 5 nm
David Nathan Carter Jackson TN 5 nm
Blake Alan Sides Jackson TN 5 nm
Justin Troy Bell Jackson TN 5 nm
James Royce Parrish Jackson TN 5 nm
Matthew Kyle Fay Jackson TN 5 nm
David Gregory Mays Jackson TN 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 55 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 69 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 94 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 102 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 103 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 104 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 104 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 131 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 131 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 134 nm

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