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KOCH · A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KOCH FAA OCH Elev 355 ft Lat 31° 34.68' N Lon 94° 42.57' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 184.5° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
36 4.5° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%

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 3 135.625
  • CNTR HOUSTON CNTR APP/DEP 134.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 21 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 36; REIL Rwy 18. 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 MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18. 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 MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18—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

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2300Z‡

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 403 NACOGDOCHES A L MANGHAM JR RGNL (OCH)(KOCH) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N31º34.67´ W94º42.61´ 343 B NOTAM FILE OCH RWY 18–36: H5000X75 (ASPH) S–23.6 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT Dusk–dawn, MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset low intst.
  • ·For aftr hrs serv call 936–560–9567.
  • ·Call–out fee. 35 ft AGL AWOS ant 400 ft west of Rwy 18–36 cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 no line of sight btn rwy ends.
  • ·High intst student pilot trng on and invof arpt.
  • ·Mnt 122.75 for student areas of actvty.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Model Aircraft Activity.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 936-560-9567
  • ·AWOS–3PT 135.625 (936) 564–5074.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.175 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·LUFKIN (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.1 LFK Chan 58 N31º09.75´ W94º43.01´ 356º 24.9 NM to fld. 207/5E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 260º–275º byd 30 NM 275º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ DME unusable: 260º–275º byd 30 NM 275º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ VOR unusable: 305º–312º byd 40 NM 313º–323º byd 40 NM blo 2,300´ 313º–323º byd 66 NM 324º–330º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 111.5 I–OCH Chan 52 Rwy 36.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 5º left of course.
  • ·LOC unusable inside 0.3 NM fm thr.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 740 MSL.
  • ·NAS JRB FORT WORTH N32º46.28´ W97º26.36´ NOTAM FILE NFW.
  • ·(L) TACAN 108.7 NFW Chan 24 at Fort Worth NAS JRB (Carswell Fld). 631/4E.
  • ·TACAN unavbl 0500–1300Z‡ No NOTAM MP: 1330–1530Z‡ Wed TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 180º–320º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ DME unusable: 180º–320º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ HOUSTON H–6I, L–19E IAP DALLAS–FT WORTH H–6H, L–17C, A SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

2

13.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 54,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

40,000

10-yr total

305,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

9.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 7
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-11-08 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2025-03-24 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA MKII · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-04-28 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · day →
2017-01-04 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20 · Engine failure · day →
2010-11-28 Piper PA-34-200T · Engine failure · day →
2006-10-30 Mooney M20E · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-03-19 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-04-27 Hughes 269B · Other · VMC · day →
1994-09-19 Piper PA-32-301 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1991-01-11 Beech F-90 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-11-08 Piper 601P · Other · IMC · night →
1988-08-26 Ayres THRUSH S2R · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-18 Rockwell 690A · Other · dusk →
1983-02-20 Piper PA-31P · Other · night →
1983-01-15 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B · Other · VMC · night →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Claude Casey Rusk TX 26 nm
Bruce Allen Chase Longview TX 57 nm
Dustin Wayne Howell Marshall TX 60 nm
Wanda Charity Collins Madisonville TX 72 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 78 nm
Jason S. Bolz Conroe TX 85 nm
Matthew William Goodwin Conroe TX 85 nm
Walter Francis Mulhearn Conroe TX 85 nm
Richard William Rawlings Kingwood TX 95 nm
Joseph Henry Kapocsi Spring TX 97 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
Kerry Pat Pruitt Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Robert Elvin Wilson Jr Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Chris Andrew Barker Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Joseph Edwin Cefalu Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Wendell Lyle Billiot Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Justin Louis Pitcock Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
John Anthony Gainer Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Philip Lee Snead Lufkin TX 15 nm
Kent Thomas Walker Lufkin TX 15 nm
Charles Michael Bryan Lufkin TX 15 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
Alfred Leon Pruett Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Kerry Pat Pruitt Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Bradley Ivan Harman Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Wendell Lyle Billiot Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Fred Robert Upchurch Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Steven Rau Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Clentis Ray Hyde Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Terry Wayne Carter Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Andrew Ford Brown Nacogdoches TX 4 nm
Eric Norris Larson Nacogdoches TX 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 82 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 83 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 109 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 116 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 117 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 119 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 121 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 132 nm
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 135 nm
Select Avionics, LLC
Mckinney, TX
 135 nm

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