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KPLK · M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport

ICAO · US · 28 NTSB events

ID KPLK FAA PLK Elev 940 ft Lat 36° 37.55' N Lon 93° 13.73' 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: 3,738 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 119° 3,738 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
30 299° 3,738 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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

  • A/D SPRINGFIELD APP/DEP 126.350
  • RDO COLUMBIA RDO 122.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 12 & 30; VASI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. 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 REIL RWY 12 & 30; VASI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 12 & 30; VASI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; VASI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - 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 & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·NO SAFETY/OVERRUN AREAS AT RY ENDS-LARGE DROP-OFFS.
  • ·STEEP TERRAIN GRADIENTS ALONG RY PVMT EDGES.
  • ·GA SVCS AVBL EAST END OF AIRFIELD.
  • ·STUDENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA.
  • ·BRANSON ARPT ATTRACTIONS NEAR ARPTS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SPRINGFIELD APCH AT 417-868-5620/5619. 417-677-5300.
  • ·RWY 12 REIL LOCATED 105 FT FROM DTHR.
  • ·RWY 30 REIL LOCATED 86 FT FROM DTHR. 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. 37:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

M. Graham Clark FieldTaney County Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

28 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

29

since 1982

Fatal

4

13.8% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=28

  • Other 9
  • Loss of control 6
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • 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
2014-01-12 Boeing 737 7H4 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2012-06-21 EDSON ROBERT W PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER · Loss of control · day →
2018-08-25 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day →
2012-09-19 Cessna 177B · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2012-03-17 Bellanca 17-30A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-11-25 Cessna 182L · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2010-09-25 Cessna 172M · Weather · VMC · day →
2009-04-20 Zenith CH-250 · Loss of control · day →
2008-07-06 Cessna 337G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-09-22 Windler Tri Q2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-03-20 Piper PA34-200T · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2004-08-02 Piper PA-32-300 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-05-10 Beech 95-C55 · Weather · IMC · day →
1999-12-09 Cessna 525 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1998-09-29 Beech BE-35 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-07-01 American Aviation Corp. (AAC) AA-1TW · Other · VMC · day →
1998-02-09 Piper PA-22-160 · Loss of control · day →
1997-02-22 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-08-19 Piper PA-32R-301 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-07-16 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1993-06-25 Cessna 172N · Under/overshoot · night →
1991-12-13 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-10-18 Grumman American AA5B · Other · day →
1987-03-10 Cessna 320E · Other · day →
1985-07-03 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1984-08-12 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-02-29 Piper PA-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-07-06 Cessna 172 · Other · day →

Designees in MO

CFI Flight Instructors 1,092 A&P Mechanics 4,460 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 46 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 21 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 20 Schools Flight Schools 39 FBO Fixed Base Operators 84 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Nathan Keith Leming Ozark MO 24 nm
Robert Brian Morgan Ozark MO 24 nm
Herman Azell Morris Springfield MO 34 nm
Kenneth Kevin Mcnamara Bella Vista AR 51 nm
Ralph Warren Mcclurg Reeds MO 54 nm
Joshua Paul Jones Fayetteville AR 56 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Bolivar MO 60 nm
Johnny Lee Preston Oronogo MO 68 nm
Dustin Garard Grove OK 75 nm
Roger Douglass Higden AR 81 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
Joseph Lee Robbins Hollister MO 1 nm
Herbert William Davis Hollister MO 1 nm
Jeanette Hoynacki Branson MO 3 nm
Carl Albert Sparks Branson MO 3 nm
Clarence Dallas Tarp Branson MO 3 nm
Jon Fredrick Petersen Branson MO 3 nm
Grace Ann Welch Brinell Branson MO 3 nm
David Alexander Swann Branson MO 3 nm
Caleb Ronald Green Branson MO 3 nm
Douglas Worth Penovich Forsyth MO 7 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
Joseph Lee Robbins Hollister MO 1 nm
Herbert William Davis Hollister MO 1 nm
John Joseph Lawler Hollister MO 1 nm
Dennis Merle Tack Hollister MO 1 nm
Darrell Lee Whiteley Hollister MO 1 nm
Jarrah Allie Mae Jackson Hollister MO 1 nm
Christopher James Goodman Hollister MO 1 nm
Lance Ryan Wilkerson Hollister MO 1 nm
Robert Henry Ibanez Branson MO 3 nm
Gregory Joseph Armstrong Branson MO 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 51 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 59 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 70 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 87 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 110 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 115 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 128 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 137 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 138 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 145 nm

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