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KS03 · Ashland Municipal Airport Sumner Parker Field

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KS03 FAA S03 Elev 1,885 ft Lat 42° 11.42' N Lon 122° 39.64' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,603 ft. Max gradient: 1.09% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 141° 3,603 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.09%
30 321° 3,603 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.09%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 MIRL RY 12/30, & REIL RY 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 MIRL RY 12/30, & REIL RY 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 MIRL RY 12/30, & REIL RY 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30, & REIL RY 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT 24 HR CREDIT CARD FUEL AVBL.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·RY 12 HAS 165 FT TERRAIN 5000 FT AT 29:1.
  • ·TAXILANE WIDTH IN VCNTY HANGARS: 36 FEET FROM CENTER.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CASCADE APCH AT 541-607-4674/4675, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·RWY 30 +110 FT TREES AT 1420 FT, 150 FT R, 13:1 BASED ON DTHR. 55 FT TREES AT 505 FT, 125 L OF CNTRLN, 9:1 BASED ON DTHR. +40 FT TREE 110 FT FM RY END 100 FT R.; 9' BRIARS AT 0-200' FROM RUNWAY END AND 60-125' RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. 9' BRIARS AT 0-200' FROM RUNWAY END AND 80-125' LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
  • ·PAPI RYS 12 & 30 OPR 24 HRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · AHM

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,337 ops in 2022

2024 total

26,050

10-yr total

261,070

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 94% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • 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
2023-04-07 COMPAGNIE DAHER TBM 700 · Loss of control · day →
2016-02-05 McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N · Other · VMC · day →
2012-07-25 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2005-08-11 Hughes 269A · Weather · day →
2001-12-29 King Kitfox IV · Other · day →
1996-08-30 Piper PA-22-108 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →

Designees in OR

CFI Flight Instructors 995 A&P Mechanics 2,693 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 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) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 13 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 58 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 Schools Flight Schools 42 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Bridger Emonds Cave Junction OR 44 nm
Larry Janetsky Green Valley OR 94 nm
Justin Bench North Bend OR 101 nm
Joseph Patrick May Eugene OR 114 nm
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 123 nm
Andrew Reischauer Bend OR 127 nm
Gregory Michael Cyr Bend OR 127 nm
Hayden Ellis Vardaman Bend OR 127 nm
Robert William Grubb Bend OR 127 nm
Russell Thomas Ward Bend OR 127 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
Jeffrey Stephen Nielsen Ashland OR 2 nm
Heather Jean Grutke Ashland OR 2 nm
Jared Lyle Arthur Sharp Ashland OR 2 nm
Joshua Orth Mclaughlin Ashland OR 2 nm
Douglas Scot Douglas Talent OR 6 nm
Katherine Amelia Tisdale Talent OR 6 nm
Jennifer Kay Marie Bechtel Talent OR 6 nm
Kenneth Ross Gibson Talent OR 6 nm
Markus Alexander Grutke Phoenix OR 9 nm
Brent Findley Conner Medford OR 12 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
Alvin Ray Eatinger Ashland OR 2 nm
Ronald Kieth Vandervort Ashland OR 2 nm
David Paul Wolske Ashland OR 2 nm
Winfield Ian Turner Ashland OR 2 nm
Torrance Montgomery George Ashland OR 2 nm
Stephen Paul Chamberlain Ashland OR 2 nm
Thomas Kirk Kinkade Ashland OR 2 nm
James Mortham Purkis Ashland OR 2 nm
James Lee Miller Ashland OR 2 nm
Thomas Eugene Bell Ashland OR 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 0 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 37 nm
Baker Avionics, LLC
Grants Pass, OR
 38 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 124 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 156 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 164 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 184 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 184 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 193 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 194 nm

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