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KPVC · Provincetown Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KPVC FAA PVC Elev 9 ft Lat 42° 4.31' N Lon 70° 13.28' 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: 3,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 059° 3,502 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
25 239° 3,502 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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 3 119.025
  • CLD OTIS CLNC DEL 120.650
  • A/D CAPE APP/DEP 118.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.85: click mic to activate MALSF RWY 07; REIL RWY 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; HIRL RWY 07/25. 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 on 122.85: click mic to activate MALSF RWY 07; REIL RWY 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; HIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • 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 on 122.85: click mic to activate MALSF RWY 07; REIL RWY 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; HIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSF RWY 07; REIL RWY 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; HIRL RWY 07/25 - 122.85

  • 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

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·CTN: HIGH SPD MIL & HEL TFC INVOF CAPE COD CGAS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5554.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT OPS NA MAY 1 - SEP 30.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · PVC

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

5

41.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 163,300 ops in 1995

2024 total

9,004

10-yr total

482,082

2024 mix

AC/AT 85% · GA 14% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.73

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 4
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-06-15 Cessna 402 · Gear-up · IMC · day →
2026-01-04 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
2021-09-09 Cessna 402C · CFIT · IMC · day →
2011-08-31 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2008-05-25 Waco GXE · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-07-19 Beech 58 · Stall / spin · IMC · dusk →
1998-10-09 Grumman American AA-5 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
1997-01-25 Cessna 402C · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
1993-08-02 Piper PA-28-181 · Loss of control · IMC · night →
1993-06-08 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-02-02 Cessna 402C · Ground collision · day →
1985-07-14 Piper PA-32R-301T · Other · IMC · day →
1983-09-11 Bellanca 17-31ATC · Other · VMC · night →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 21 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 21 nm
Yoshitaka Murata Centerville MA 25 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 37 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 53 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 59 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 69 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 77 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 83 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 85 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
Peter Michael Kacergis Wellfleet MA 13 nm
Sherwood Peter Doolittle Jr Eastham MA 18 nm
Robert Louis Strakele Eastham MA 18 nm
Joseph Alden Sandberg Orleans MA 20 nm
Jackson Arthur Smith Brewster MA 20 nm
Ashley Elizabeth Raudonis Duxbury MA 21 nm
David Raudonis Duxbury MA 21 nm
Thomas Stuart Mehrmann Duxbury MA 21 nm
James Robert Lortsher Dennis MA 21 nm
Timothy Patrick Walsh Dennis MA 21 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
Jonathan Keith Lavenets North Truro MA 6 nm
Donald Bruce Smith Wellfleet MA 13 nm
Lloyd Douglas Pickard Wellfleet MA 13 nm
Sherwood Peter Doolittle Jr Eastham MA 18 nm
Peter Andrew Sack Eastham MA 18 nm
Andrew Michael Stenz Eastham MA 18 nm
John A Riordan Brewster MA 20 nm
Michael Timothy Wall Brewster MA 20 nm
David Alan Wyeth Brewster MA 20 nm
Thomas Mitchell Borkowski Duxbury MA 21 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 25 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 44 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 44 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 60 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 89 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 91 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 95 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 110 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 110 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 111 nm

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