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KRKD · Knox County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KRKD FAA RKD Elev 56 ft Lat 44° 3.61' N Lon 69° 5.95' W Zulu …

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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: 5,412 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 111° 5,412 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
31 291° 5,412 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
03 013° 4,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
21 193° 4,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.025
  • A/D BRUNSWICK APP/DEP 123.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 37 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 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14 and 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13; REIL Rwys 03 and 31, PAPI Rwys 03, 13, 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14 and 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13; REIL Rwys 03 and 31, PAPI Rwys 03, 13, 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 03–21. 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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14 and 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14 and 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32—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

    Migratory birds on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13; REIL Rwys 03 and 31, PAPI Rwys 03, 13, 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 13; REIL Rwys 03 and 31, PAPI Rwys 03, 13, 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 03–21—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 and invof arpt.

  • 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 invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (37 sentences)
  • ·84 MAINE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – STEPHEN A BEAN MUNI (8B0) 2 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N44º59.53´ W70º39.91´ 1821 B NOTAM FILE BGR RWY 14–32: H4299X75 (ASPH) S–13 MIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Rwy 14 VGSI unusbl byd 3 NM.
  • ·For fuel call 207–864–5307 or 207–252–6630.
  • ·Mil ops in area (F–16, A–10 acft & hel).
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –30C.
  • ·Bring own tie down ropes; call ahead for hangar availability.
  • ·Rwy 14 and Rwy 32 nrs and cntrln faded or misg.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-864-3326
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.000 (207) 864–5250.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·BERLIN (H) DME 116.55 BML Chan 112(Y) N44º38.01´ W71º11.17´ 046º 31.0 NM to fld. 1730.
  • ·DME unusable: 080º–125º blo 10,000´ 188º–198º blo 10,000´ 275º–292º blo 10,000´ ROCKLAND KNOX CO RGNL (RKD)(KRKD) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N44º03.61´ W69º05.98´ 55 B NOTAM FILE RKD RWY 13–31: H5412X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–65, D–80, 2S–83 HIRL RWY 13: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H4000X100 (ASPH) S–65, D–80, 2S–83 MIRL RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–4000 TODA–4000 ASDA–4000 LDA–4000 RWY 13: TORA–5412 TODA–5412 ASDA–5412 LDA–5012 RWY 21: TORA–4000 TODA–4000 ASDA–4000 LDA–4000 RWY 31: TORA–5412 TODA–5412 ASDA–5412 LDA–5412
  • ·Noise abatement procs in efct, call 207–596–0617 or visit website for specific instructions.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1100–2200Z‡.
  • ·Arpt may be unatndd fm 0300–1100Z‡.
  • ·Rwy conditions may not be avbl weekends and SS–1200Z‡ Mon, Thu, Fri.
  • ·Voluntary ngt curfew in effect 0330–1100Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-701-1715
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.025 (207) 594–7946.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®PORTLAND APP/DEP CON 120.4 (1045–0500Z‡) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.2 (112º–292º) 124.25 (293º–111º) (0500–1045Z‡) CLNC DEL 123.8 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE MONTREAL L–32H IAP MONTREAL H–11D, L–32H IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 MAINE 85 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when Apch clsd ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·AUGUSTA (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 114.95 AUG Chan 96(Y) N44º19.20´ W69º47.79´ 135º 33.9 NM to fld. 349/18W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º byd 10 NM blo 7,000´ 018º–050º byd 40 NM 055º–058º byd 40 NM 065º–089º byd 40 NM 075º–089º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 090º–115º byd 15 NM 116º–175º byd 40 NM 116º–189º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 188º–207º byd 40 NM 190º–205º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 206º–220º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 208º–213º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 208º–213º byd 49 NM blo 7,000´ 208º–213º byd 68 NM 225º–245º byd 40 NM 246º–256º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 246º–256º byd 53 NM 257º–261º byd 40 NM 271º–275º byd 40 NM 300º–353º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 010º–070º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 071º–143º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 144º–154º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 155º–189º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 190º–205º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 206º–220º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 221º–285º byd 15 NM blo 6,000´ ILS/DME 111.7 I–RMZ Chan 54 Rwy 13.

+ 7 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · RKD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 55,694 ops in 1997

2024 total

17,584

10-yr total

354,853

2024 mix

AC/AT 42% · GA 58% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.77

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=11

  • Other 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-03-02 Beech 99 · Weather · IMC · day →
2012-11-16 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2011-07-23 DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A · Other · day →
2010-08-29 Cessna 120 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-06-21 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather IMC · day →
2005-09-14 Raytheon BE-390 · Other · IMC · night →
2005-08-02 Beech 1900D · Other · VMC · day →
1998-07-19 Piper PA28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-11-27 Robinson R-22 · Weather · VMC · day →
1987-07-14 Piper PA-30 · Other · IMC · day →
1984-05-12 Piper PA-31S 2 · Other · IMC · day →

Designees in ME

CFI Flight Instructors 259 A&P Mechanics 682 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 7 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 13 FBO Fixed Base Operators 26 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Charles Edgar Surprenant Pittsfield ME 44 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 51 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 54 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 62 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 81 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 101 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 104 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 121 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 121 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 131 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
Carson Lee Courchaine Owls Head ME 1 nm
Matthew Bennett Stern Saint George ME 7 nm
Anne Elise Stern Saint George ME 7 nm
Adam Wesley Webster Rockport ME 7 nm
Brad Raymond Olsen Rockport ME 7 nm
Stephen Besch Turner Rockport ME 7 nm
Nathan Ryan Byam-Mooney Rockport ME 7 nm
Andrew Philip Kyle Rockport ME 7 nm
Madeline Leigh Knause Rockport ME 7 nm
James Victor Dalpozzal Cushing ME 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
David Scott Hauger Owls Head ME 1 nm
Adrian Dobric Owls Head ME 1 nm
Cody Aaron Olson Owls Head ME 1 nm
Wayne Arthur Brown South Thomaston ME 4 nm
Bruce Donald Woollett South Thomaston ME 4 nm
Robert Grant Bailey Rockland ME 4 nm
John Eric Boyce Rockland ME 4 nm
Richard Duane Witherspoon Rockland ME 4 nm
Willard Lee Mcilwain Iii Rockland ME 4 nm
Samuel Joseph Staples Rockland ME 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 0 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 58 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 100 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 117 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 119 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 148 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 154 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 173 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 195 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 196 nm

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