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KPTN · Harry P Williams Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KPTN FAA PTN Elev 9 ft Lat 29° 42.57' N Lon 91° 20.34' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,399 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 59.1° 5,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
24 239.1° 5,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
04W 055° 4,500 ft 100 ft Water No —
22W 235° 4,500 ft 100 ft Water No —

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 134.575
  • A/D NEW ORLEANS APP/DEP 124.300
  • RDO DE RIDDER RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 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 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST. 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 MALSR RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·4500 FT BY 100 FT WATERWAY HDG 04/22 LCTD 1100 FT SOUTH OF CONC RWY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350 OR 124.3.
  • ·PILOTS CONDUCTING EFVS OPS; BE AWARE LED ALS IN USE RWY 24.
  • ·CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSNGD RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE AT ARPT APCH RATIO 23:1 TO DTHR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · PTN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

5

26.3% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 101,075 ops in 2006

2024 total

45,075

10-yr total

450,750

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.09

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=17

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-09-18 GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2024-02-25 Pulsar I · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-10-12 Cessna 414 · Stall / spin · day →
2022-10-26 Bell 407 · Other · VMC · day →
2021-09-25 Bell 407 · Other · IMC · day →
2021-07-27 Cessna 182 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-01-20 Navion Navion · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2018-02-06 Piper PA 34-220T · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2006-03-14 Bell 206L-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-01-14 Beech 95-B55 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-11-19 Grumman American AA-1B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2001-05-04 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · day →
2000-05-24 Eurocopter AS350B2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-09-22 Sikorsky S-76A · Loss of control · IMC · night →
1988-07-12 Cessna A188B · Other · VMC · day →
1985-04-14 Mitsubishi MU2J · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1982-02-22 Cessna A185F · Ground collision · day →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Shawn Christopher Crump Houma LA 34 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 45 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 47 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 55 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 58 nm
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 59 nm
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 102 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 102 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 108 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 132 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
James William Bernard Thibodaux LA 28 nm
Stuart James Knight Thibodaux LA 28 nm
Cornel James Martin Jr Thibodaux LA 28 nm
Jon Cody Kruse Thibodaux LA 28 nm
Robert David Barber Thibodaux LA 28 nm
Duane Charles Davis Gray LA 29 nm
Michael Louis Meaux New Iberia LA 31 nm
William Moore Wassell Jr New Iberia LA 31 nm
Joshua Louis Trahan New Iberia LA 31 nm
William Jefferson Thomas Iv New Iberia LA 31 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
Stanley Don Abney Patterson LA 2 nm
Roger Dale Thompson Patterson LA 2 nm
James Bennett West Patterson LA 2 nm
Anthony Joseph Alpha Patterson LA 2 nm
Frederick Paul Rineholt Centerville LA 5 nm
Melvin Eugene Simoneaux Centerville LA 5 nm
Wesley Willem Josef Burgess Morgan City LA 8 nm
Bill Jeffrey Tuger Morgan City LA 8 nm
George Blanchard Morgan City LA 8 nm
Joseph Raymond Kauderer Morgan City LA 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 0 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 35 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 46 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 51 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 71 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 185 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 194 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 200 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 206 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 216 nm

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