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KN52 · Jaars Townsend Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KN52 FAA N52 Elev 602 ft Lat 34° 51.83' N Lon 80° 44.88' 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: 3,309 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 038° 3,309 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
22 218° 3,309 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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 CHARLOTTE APP/DEP 120.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KN52 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 10 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 LIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate BEACON. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT BEACON - CTAF

  • 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 AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·RWY 04 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FM THR, 0 BOTH.
  • ·TSNT TFC NOTE THAT ONLY JAARS PILOTS ARE PMTD TO USE NON-STD PATTERNS FOR T.
  • ·RWY 04/22 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS.
  • ·WIND CONDS PMTG AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04.
  • ·TSNT TFC PROHIBITED FM LNDG ON GRASS PRACTICE AREAS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
  • ·ONLY THREE END LGTS EACH SIDE OF RWYS & EACH SIDE OF DSPLCD THR.
  • ·MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD DUE TO PVMT WIDTH.
  • ·MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD DUE TO PVMT WIDTH.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 5:1 TO DSPLCD THR. +15 FT WINDSOCK POLE 132 FT FROM THR OFFSET 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 157 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +7 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 112 FT RIGHT AND OFFSET 120 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 84 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT; 65 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 107 FT LEFT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

NC18

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=7

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-08-02 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-03-26 ANDERSON JOHN H AVID FLYER MK 4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-11-02 Bartholomew Firestar · Stall / spin · day →
1996-02-23 Piper PA-46-350P · Under/overshoot · IMC · day →
1988-12-31 Piper PA-60 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-07-18 Piper,Piper PA-28-140,PA-28-140 · Weather · VMC · day →
1983-05-13 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA5B · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 9 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 12 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 13 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 13 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 14 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 32 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 32 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 32 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 37 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 43 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 Wesley Beekman Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Michael Newton Brooks Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Gerald Ray Gardner Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Alan Thomas Garin Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Keith Harold Hibbard Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Jeffrey Craig Johnson Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Joey Alan Mckinney Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Steve John Ottaviano Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Bruce Chandler Powell Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Jeffery Allen Rausch Waxhaw NC 4 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
Douglas Edward Baughman Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Thomas Wesley Beekman Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Robert Alexander Boogaard Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Michael Newton Brooks Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Glen Nolan Ferguson Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Gerald Ray Gardner Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Keith Harold Hibbard Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Jeffrey Craig Johnson Waxhaw NC 4 nm
Steve John Ottaviano Waxhaw NC 4 nm
David Edward Plumley Waxhaw 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
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 23 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 32 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 44 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 48 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 55 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 55 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 56 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 65 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 91 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 92 nm

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