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KMWK · Mount Airy Surry County Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KMWK FAA MWK Elev 1,249 ft Lat 36° 27.58' N Lon 80° 33.18' 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: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 1.10% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 173° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.10%
36 353° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.10%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.125
  • A/D GREENSBORO APP/DEP 124.350
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 12 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 REIL Rwy 18 & 36; PAPI Rwy 18 & 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 & 36; PAPI Rwy 18 & 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 & 36; PAPI Rwy 18 & 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 18 & 36; PAPI Rwy 18 & 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·338 NORTH CAROLINA MOUNT AIRY/SURRY CO (MWK)(KMWK) 3 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º27.68´ W80º33.19´ 1269 B NOTAM FILE MWK RWY 18–36: H5500X75 (ASPH) S–27, D–42 PCN 8 F/B/X/T MIRL 1.1% up N RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended 1300–(earlier of ) 2300Z‡ or SS.
  • ·After hrs svc avbl/posted on phone box.
  • ·Rwy 36, 50´ drop–off 300´ from thld and 150´ right and left of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy has 100 ft dropoffs 90 ft fm cntrln both sides and 300 ft fm thr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 336-789-5153
  • ·AWOS–3 121.125 (336) 789–2299.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®GREENSBORO APP/DEP CON 124.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Greensboro Apch at 743-222-6129.
  • ·GREENSBORO (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.2 GSO Chan 109 N36º02.74´ W79º58.58´ 315º 37.5 NM to fld. 908/3W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 255º–290º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ VOR unusable: 010º–015º byd 40 NM 072º–076º byd 40 NM 083º–093º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 083º–093º byd 93 NM 107º–111º byd 40 NM 118º–156º byd 40 NM 157º–167º byd 40 NM blo 3,600´ 157º–167º byd 48 NM 168º–180º byd 40 NM 196º–199º byd 40 NM 240º–250º byd 40 NM 260º–276º byd 40 NM 277º–288º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 277º–288º byd 47 NM blo 6,000´ 277º–288º byd 56 NM 289º–302º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 289º–302º byd 55 NM 303º–317º byd 40 NM blo 5,200´ 303º–317º byd 55 NM 318º–354º byd 40 NM CINCINNATI L–26I IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

4

30.8% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,540 ops in 1990

2024 total

17,200

10-yr total

172,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 93% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

11.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.58

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 5
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-12-01 TODD FOLEY ZENITH 701 · Stall / spin · day →
2017-03-12 KERNS KENNETH H KENS WINGLESS WONDER · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-03-14 ALLEN BD-5 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-02-01 RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A · CFIT · IMC · day →
2003-03-01 Beech BE-36A · Weather IMC · IMC · dusk →
1993-11-28 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1988-12-24 Cessna 210B · Other · IMC · night →
1987-08-22 Cessna A185F · Other · VMC · dusk →
1987-07-05 BURKHART GROB G-103A · Other · VMC · day →
1986-04-25 Taylorcraft BLT-65 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-19 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1982-08-01 Cessna 172 · Other · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 25 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 31 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 39 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 43 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 54 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 56 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 57 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 61 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 64 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 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
Harry Thomas Mcfadden Jr Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Marshall Gentry Mallory Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Richard Brandon Lawson Ararat NC 5 nm
Justin Gregory Seivers Pilot Mountain NC 6 nm
Jeanette Rodgers Hege Siloam NC 9 nm
Marcus Holton Key Cana VA 9 nm
Landon Reeves Mitchell Dobson NC 9 nm
Grant William Gordon Pinnacle NC 10 nm
Christopher Alexander Porter Pinnacle NC 10 nm
Richard Harry Reichelt Claudville VA 11 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
Lloyd F Bashaw Flat Rock NC 3 nm
John Eugene Graziano Flat Rock NC 3 nm
Kevin James Flanagan Flat Rock NC 3 nm
Marshall Douglas Bates Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Rodney William Ellis Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Freddy Gene Gray Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Judson Theodore Grove Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Kenneth Cleveland Holder Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Jack Lee Smith Mount Airy NC 4 nm
Peter Preston Page Mount Airy NC 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 33 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 46 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 49 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 58 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 65 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 66 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 77 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 88 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 88 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 111 nm

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