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KRDG · Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)

ICAO · US · 14 NTSB events

ID KRDG FAA RDG Elev 344 ft Lat 40° 22.71' N Lon 75° 57.91' 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: 6,350 ft. Max gradient: 1.01% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 121.4° 6,350 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
31 301.4° 6,350 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
18 172.2° 5,151 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 1.01%
36 352.2° 5,151 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 1.01%

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 · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.100
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.900
  • CTAF CTAF 119.900
  • A/D APP/DEP 125.150
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB RD

    Shapp

    0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 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 MALSF RWY 36; REIL RWY 13, 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 18; HIRL RWY 13/31 & 18/36; TWY LGTS. 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 MALSF RWY 36; REIL RWY 13, 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 18; HIRL RWY 13/31 & 18/36; TWY LGTS. 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 MALSF RWY 36; REIL RWY 13, 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 18; HIRL RWY 13/31 & 18/36; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSF RWY 36; REIL RWY 13, 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 18; HIRL RWY 13/31 & 18/36; TWY LGTS - 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 & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD, CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • ·ARFF INDEX C AVBL UPON REQ CTC AMGR.
  • ·LNDG FEE FOR TURBINE ACFT.
  • ·PPR 24 HRS FOR ACFT OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 610/F/C/X/T PCR VALUE: 610/F/C/X/T PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 255 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LOCATED AT DEP END RWY 13.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · RDG

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 153,755 ops in 1997

2024 total

46,250

10-yr total

470,690

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 85% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

4.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.30

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

All time · n=14

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Runway excursion 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
2025-05-06 SHOEMAKER RONALD R PAZMANY PL-2 · Under/overshoot · day →
2021-07-21 Cessna 560XL · Runway excursion · day →
2015-08-01 COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CO 114 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-06-08 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-02-18 Cessna 177B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-08-27 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC →
2008-08-03 Cessna 550 · Ground collision · day →
2003-12-06 Socata TBM 700 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2002-08-08 Cessna R182 · Stall / spin · day →
2001-09-05 Piper PA-31-350 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-12-11 Mooney M20-C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1990-08-30 Piper PA-28-235 · Engine failure · day →
1987-05-17 Piper PA-28 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-21 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 2 de-identified reports in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 3 nm
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 11 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 20 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 21 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 21 nm
Todd James Lebanon PA 21 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 24 nm
Aram Basmadjian Allentown PA 26 nm
John Albert Smith Allentown PA 26 nm
Randy Marlin Rickert Lehighton PA 29 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
Jamie Jon Wittmeyer Wyomissing PA 3 nm
Juan Carlos Santillan Wyomissing PA 3 nm
Gregory Eric Demko Reading PA 3 nm
George Henry Siegel Reading PA 3 nm
John Richard Toomey Reading PA 3 nm
Joseph Charles Yorck Jr Reading PA 3 nm
Christopher Paul Yoder Reading PA 3 nm
Scott Thomas Borton Reading PA 3 nm
David Arthur Kalbach Reading PA 3 nm
Robert Michael Iannelli Jr Reading PA 3 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
Robert Emerich Kissinger Temple PA 3 nm
Andres Emilio Lantigua Pujols Temple PA 3 nm
Leonardo Rafael Pena Wyomissing PA 3 nm
David W Druce West Reading PA 3 nm
Gregory Eric Demko Reading PA 3 nm
Robert Michael Iannelli Jr Reading PA 3 nm
Cameron Joseph Shepard Reading PA 3 nm
Donald Arthur Fluck Reading PA 3 nm
Alan Lewis Gilbert Reading PA 3 nm
Robert Stephen Harak Reading PA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 22 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 22 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 23 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 29 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 29 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 33 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 33 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 41 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 45 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 48 nm

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