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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

DeKalb Peachtree Airport

ID KPDK FAA PDK Elev 1,003 ft Lat 33° 52.58' N Lon 84° 18.13' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KPDK

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Runways at KPDK

7 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.36%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
3R 021° 6,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes
21L 201° 6,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes
16 157.4° 3,968 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
34 337.4° 3,968 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
3L 20.5° 3,746 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
21R 200.5° 3,746 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
H1 56 ft 56 ft Concrete Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 128.400
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.900
  • GND GND 121.600
  • TWR PEACHTREE TWR 120.900
  • CTAF CTAF 120.900
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 126.975
  • RDO MACON RDO 116.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KPDK

  • VOR-DME PDK

    Peachtree

    116.60 MHz · DME 116.60 · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KPDK, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 29 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03R–21L: H6001X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–46, D–75, 2S–84 HIRL RW…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 34: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.3º TCH 37´. Trees. RWY 03L–21R: H3746…

  • 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 or near arpt dur dalgt hrs.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 16–34: H3968X150 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL RWY 16: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.4º TCH 29´.
  • ·RWY 03R:TORA–5411 TODA–6001 ASDA–5411 LDA–5411 RWY 21L:TORA–6001 TODA–6001 ASDA–6001 LDA–5001 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 21L: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT Perimeter lgts H1 oper dusk–dawn.
  • ·REIL Rwy 03R; VASI Rwy 03R, 16, 34; PAPI Rwy 03L, 21L, 21R; MIRL Rwy 03L–21R, 16–34–opr drg twr hrs.
  • ·When ATCT clsd HIRL Rwy 03R–21L preset med intst; to incr intst and actvt MALSF Rwy 21L and twy lgts 120.0.
  • ·Noise sensitive areas all quadrants.
  • ·Pilots use close–in departure procedures.
  • ·Voluntary ngt curfew in effect from 0400–1100Z‡.
  • ·No high pwr engine/maint runups from 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·Pilots should be alert when opr at PDK due to high number of rwy incursions.
  • ·Be alert dur acft gnd ops.
  • ·Multiple rwy/twy crossing rqr.
  • ·Heavy VFR helicopter ops northwest corner and east side of arpt.
  • ·Helipad lctd north of Rwy 16 thld.
  • ·PPR for acft with max GWT more than 75,000 lbs.
  • ·PPR for all tran mil acft.
  • ·All Twy K and all Twy L and Twy C east of Twy D are non–movement areas.
  • ·Rwy 03R–21L markings faded.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 770-936-5440
  • ·ASOS 128.4 (770) 457–1691.
  • ·CTAF 120.9 ATIS 128.4 UNICOM 122.95 ®ATLANTA APP/DEP CON 126.975 CLNC DEL 120.9 PEACHTREE TOWER 120.9 127.2 (1130–0400Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1200–0400Z‡ Sat–Sun) GND CON 121.6 CLNC DEL 125.2
  • ·CLASS D svc 1130–0400Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1200–0400Z‡ Sat–Sun; other times CLASS E.
  • ·PEACHTREE (L) DME 116.6 PDK Chan 113 N33º52.54´ W84º17.93´ at fld. 971.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.1 I–PDK Chan 48 Rwy 21L.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 4º left of course and 4º right of course.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H56X56 (CONC) PERIMETER LGTS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ATLANTA H–9A, 12F, L–18J, A IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KPDK — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KPDK

89 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

95

since 1982

Fatal

18

18.9% of total

Last 5 years

10

≈ 2.0/yr

Last 10 years

20

≈ 2.0/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 242,396 ops in 1992

2024 total

196,323

10-yr total

1,607,168

2024 mix

AC/AT 14% · GA 85% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=19

  • Loss of control 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=89

  • Other 27
  • Stall / spin 12
  • Loss of control 11
  • Gear-up landing 8
  • Ground collision 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Runway excursion 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-01 Beech 58 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2008-02-07 Cessna C-172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day
2004-05-11 Cessna 172RG · Other · VMC · day
2002-09-15 Cessna 310L · Gear-up · IMC · day
2025-08-09 Piper PA-28-151 · Ground collision · VMC · night
2025-03-21 Bell 206 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2024-02-24 Waco UPF-7 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2023-11-30 RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A · Gear-up · day
2023-10-18 Beech 300 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2023-02-16 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather · day
2022-10-31 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT G58 · Loss of control · IMC · day
2022-08-27 BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 505 · Ground collision · dusk
2021-11-04 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · day
2021-10-08 Cessna P210 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2020-11-25 Cessna,Aero Commander 172,500 · Other · VMC · night
2020-10-11 Piper PA32 · Engine failure · day
2019-10-30 Piper PA28R · Weather IMC · IMC · day
2019-03-09 Gulfstream GIV · Under/overshoot · day
2018-05-29 Cessna 337 · Gear-up · day
2017-05-02 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2017-03-22 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2016-11-01 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2016-05-14 GREG CONNELL PITTS S-2SW · Other · VMC · day
2016-02-28 CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO Sportcruiser · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2015-11-06 Cessna P210 · Gear-up · day
2015-05-14 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Runway excursion · day
2015-05-08 Piper PA-32R-300 · CFIT · VMC · day
2014-05-17 CHANCE VOUGHT F4U 4 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2013-05-23 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2012-06-18 Beech 400A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2012-03-07 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · VMC · night
2011-10-17 Cessna 172F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2011-01-29 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day
2010-09-20 Piper PA32R · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2009-09-13 Piper PA46 · Other · VMC · night
2008-09-23 Piper PA-32 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2008-07-26 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Other · VMC · day
2008-02-19 Piper PA-30 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2008-01-14 Piper PA-32-260 · Loss of control · VMC · night
2007-10-11 Piper PA-46-310P · Gear-up · VMC · day
2007-09-14 Israel Aircraft Industries Astra SPX · Runway excursion · IMC · day
2004-10-19 Beech B-55 · Loss of control · IMC · day
2004-08-28 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day
2004-07-11 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day
2004-05-23 Beech BE-24 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2003-12-26 Cessna 172R · Hard landing · VMC · day
2002-07-14 Beech BE-76 · Hard landing · day
2002-02-06 Piper PA-32-300 · Loss of control · IMC · day
2001-12-29 Cessna C-210N · Ground collision · day
2000-02-15 Piper PA-28-161 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-11-07 Cessna 210N · Fire · VMC · day
1998-10-28 Piper PA-32R-300 · Engine failure · VMC · night
1998-10-25 Piper PA-22-150 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1998-08-06 Waco WMF · Other · VMC · day

+ 35 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KPDK

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KPDK

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Emin Atlanta GA 9 nm
Richard Hayes Acworth GA 22 nm
Brendon Leon Browne Covington GA 28 nm
William Miller Hampton GA 30 nm
James Karlovich Cartersville GA 30 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 32 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 32 nm
Mark Allen Hubbard Locust Grove GA 33 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 36 nm
Bruce Edward Allen Jasper GA 36 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KPDK

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Cindy Denise Massey Chamblee GA 0 nm
Ryan Thomas Adler Chamblee GA 0 nm
Tulla Gabriel White Chamblee GA 0 nm
Abigail Dusciuc Chamblee GA 0 nm
Edward Burdette Jolley Iii Chamblee GA 0 nm
Robert Wesley Gallup Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Hicks Lanier Milner Sr Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Christian Vladimirovich Cherniak Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Brian John Kraby Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Jonathan Russell Sweatman Brookhaven GA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KPDK

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ken Raymond Fillio Chamblee GA 0 nm
James Evans Turner Jr Chamblee GA 0 nm
Tracy Louis Bellamy Chamblee GA 0 nm
Hyon Young Choi Chamblee GA 0 nm
Stanley Newcomb Collins Jr Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Robert Wesley Gallup Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Juan Carlos Reyes Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Lawton Matthew Johns Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Adriel Patrick Forde Brookhaven GA 2 nm
Mark David Clowdus Brookhaven GA 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KPDK

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
9 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
17 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
18 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
32 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
32 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
32 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
32 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
33 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
36 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
39 nm

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