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KS23 · Ione Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KS23 FAA S23 Elev 2,108 ft Lat 48° 42.49' N Lon 117° 24.78' 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: 3,643 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 167° 3,643 ft 45 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
33 347° 3,643 ft 45 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KS23 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 RY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·ARPT USED FOR SEASONAL WILDLAND FIRE SPT FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·RWY 15/33 MARKINGS ARE FADED.
  • ·TIEDOWNS PILOT PROVIDED ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 2,767 ops in 2022

2024 total

2,700

10-yr total

27,133

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1994-07-07 Stinson 108-3 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1985-10-13 Mooney 231 · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 57 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 61 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 63 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 63 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 63 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 63 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 123 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 123 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 126 nm
Andrew Mc Irvin Ellensburg WA 163 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
Minard Darwin Thompson Jr Colville WA 22 nm
Douglas Scott Weston Colville WA 22 nm
Stephen Michael Pietroburgo Colville WA 22 nm
Andrew John Limardo Colville WA 22 nm
Juro John Gajdosik Colville WA 22 nm
Tamara Eileen Casas Colville WA 22 nm
Theodore Edward Groves Colville WA 22 nm
Logan Wayne Beardslee Kettle Falls WA 27 nm
Tyrone Levi Bryant Chewelah WA 28 nm
Daniel Bruce Creech Chewelah WA 28 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 Gerald Clark Ione WA 2 nm
Steve James Dresen Ione WA 2 nm
Christopher Lee Curkendall Ione WA 2 nm
James Thomas Sullivan Ione WA 2 nm
Michael John Logsdon Northport WA 19 nm
Karl Patrick Iskat Nordman ID 20 nm
Lawrence Frazier Johnson Colville WA 22 nm
David Alan Garringer Colville WA 22 nm
Monte Lewis Zema Colville WA 22 nm
Shon G Inabnit Colville WA 22 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 21 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 61 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 171 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 180 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 192 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 200 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 200 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 210 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 219 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 223 nm

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