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Class C

San Antonio International Airport

ID KSAT FAA SAT Elev 809 ft Lat 29° 32.02' N Lon 98° 28.19' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSAT

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Runways at KSAT

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.37%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 041° 8,505 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.37%
22 221° 8,505 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.37%
13R 132° 8,502 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
31L 312° 8,502 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
13L 132° 5,519 ft 100 ft ASP Yes
31R 312° 5,519 ft 100 ft ASP Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 118.900
  • CLD CLNC DEL 126.700
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.800
  • A/D APP/DEP 118.050
  • RDO SAN ANGELO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KSAT

  • NDB AN

    Alamo

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • NDB SA

    Bluie

    0.22 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSAT, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 43 not yet translated

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 (2)

  • 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 invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (43 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·432 TEXAS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT)(KSAT) 7 N UTC–6(–5DT) N29º32.04´ W98º28.14´ 809 B LRA ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE SAT RWY 04–22: H8505X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–95, D–190, 2S–175, 2D–270 PCR 950 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 04: MALS.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 79´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 85´.
  • ·RWY 13R–31L: H8502X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–95, D–190, 2D–270 PCR 810 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 13R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 82´.
  • ·RWY 13L–31R: H5519X100 (ASPH) S–59, D–120 PCR 570 F/C/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 13L: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–8505 TODA–8505 ASDA–8505 LDA–8505 RWY 13L:TORA–5519 TODA–5519 ASDA–5519 LDA–5519 RWY 13R:TORA–8502 TODA–8502 ASDA–8502 LDA–8502 RWY 22: TORA–8505 TODA–8505 ASDA–8505 LDA–8505 RWY 31L:TORA–8502 TODA–8502 ASDA–8502 LDA–8502 RWY 31R:TORA–5519 TODA–5519 ASDA–5519 LDA–5519
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4
  • ·Noise sensitive areas exist on all sides of arpt, at pilots discretion climb as quickly and quietly as safely possible on departure and use consideration when flying over populated areas by minimizing flt and high pwr settings.
  • ·Military aircraft: Departing and arriving aircraft will use minimum power settings consistent with aircraft flight manuals, afterburner takeoff is prohibited unless required for safety of flight.
  • ·Engine run–ups are permitted btn 1200–0500Z‡.
  • ·Glider/soaring ops aprx 17 miles northwest of arpt dur VFR.
  • ·SAT is ARFF Index C; ARFF Index D avbl with PPR.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Foreign mil acft with wingspans less than 100´ must report to general aviation ramp federal inspection station for cstms processing, ctc arpt mgmt at 210–207–3433.
  • ·Arpt restricted to acft with wingspan greater than 171´, PPR with 24hr Ops 210–207–3433.
  • ·PPR with arpt ops for acft powering back from terminal gates.
  • ·Acft taxiing on Rwy 04 northeast bound look for hold short to Rwy 31L.
  • ·Acft taxiing on Twy N southwest bound look for hold short to Rwy 31R.
  • ·Apron East Cargo Ramp intersection of Rwy 04–22 and Twy D aircraft are requested to apply the minimum thrust when crossing the rwy to avoid damage due to jet blast.
  • ·The following twys are not avbl for acft 59000 lbs or over: Twy A, Twy M, Twy H northwest of Twy Z and Twy E east of Rwy 04–22.
  • ·Inner ramp taxilane north of Terminal A and B is clsd to acft with wingspan greater than 135´.
  • ·Acft at Terminal A and B advise gnd ctl prior to push.
  • ·Twys L and B clsd to acft with wingspans greater than 118´ exiting Rwy 31L.
  • ·Twy Z clsd to acft with wingspan greater than 118´.
  • ·Gnd run–up enclosure avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·Terminal Gates A2, A6, A7, A8, use only with PPR call opns 210–413–4928.

+ 13 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSAT — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSAT

181 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 52 most recent.

Total events

44

since 1982

Fatal

7

15.9% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

8

≈ 0.8/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 280,595 ops in 1998

2024 total

166,424

10-yr total

1,561,174

2024 mix

AC/AT 74% · GA 25% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

5.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=179

  • Other 138
  • Gear-up landing 10
  • Ground collision 8
  • Loss of control 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Hard landing 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-11-02 Bell 407 · Other · VMC · night
2012-11-12 Cessna T182T · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2025-03-04 HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2020-09-04 Swearingen SA227 · Loss of control · dusk
2020-05-08 Beech 1900 · Gear-up · night
2019-12-01 Piper PA24 · Engine failure · VMC · night
2018-10-05 Beech 55 · Stall / spin · day
2017-07-07 Piper PA32 · Gear-up · day
2016-12-04 Embraer ERJ170 200LR · Gear-up · day
2016-10-07 Cessna A185 · Loss of control · day
2014-12-18 Cessna 310J · Gear-up · day
2014-08-09 Bombardier CL600 2D24 - 900 · Loss of control · day
2014-07-01 Beech A36 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2011-07-18 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S · Gear-up · VMC · day
2008-05-28 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · day
2008-05-18 Cessna CE-172M · Hard landing · VMC · day
2008-02-07 Cessna TR182 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2008-01-18 Piper PA46-500TP · CFIT · IMC · day
2007-04-27 Cessna 152 · Other · day
2005-10-22 Boeing 727-225 · Other · dusk
2005-01-21 Sabreliner Corp. 40 · Ground collision · day
2004-11-14 Piper PA-31-350 · Weather IMC · IMC · dusk
2004-09-09 Piper PA-32R-300 · Loss of control · night
2003-08-18 Cessna 210D · Gear-up · day
2001-12-10 Cessna T210K · Gear-up · day
2000-06-28 Cessna 172N · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
2000-03-15 Cessna 402C · Hard landing · VMC · night-moonlit
2000-01-22 Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A · Engine failure · day
1999-08-16 Swearingen SA-227-AC · Gear-up · VMC · day
1997-10-29 Cessna 150M · Ground collision · day
1997-04-07 Beech BE-95 · Stall / spin · day
1995-04-11 Boeing 757-223 · Other · VMC · day
1994-02-10 Cessna 421C · Weather · day
1992-09-18 Fairchild SA-227-AC · Other · VMC · day
1989-10-24 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · night
1989-03-03 Cessna 421B · Other · night
1988-12-07 Cessna A185H · Other · VMC · day
1988-02-09 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk
1986-07-07 Piper PA-24-260 · Weather · VMC · day
1984-12-24 Beech 95-C55 · Gear-up · day
1982-10-11 Cessna 414A · Other · day
1982-04-18 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · IMC · night
1981-11-06 BANTAM 1 · Other
1981-08-28 Mooney M20E · Other
1980-10-11 Bellanca 17-30 · Other
1980-10-03 Navion H · Other
1980-08-02 Cessna 152 · Other
1980-06-16 Boeing,Bellanca PT-17,7KCAB ·
1980-05-11 Cessna 177 · Other
1980-03-14 RAND KR-2 · Other
1979-12-24 Cessna 152 · Other
1979-07-16 SPORTAIRE · Other

+ 129 more on file

DPEs near KSAT

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 5 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 5 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 5 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 5 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 5 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 15 nm
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 21 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 26 nm
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 34 nm
Patrick Lyndon Nugent Stonewall TX 44 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KSAT

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Francis Xavier Rinaldi Terrell Hills TX 4 nm
Justin Wayne Moore Hollywood Park TX 4 nm
David Joseph Adams Jbsa Fsh TX 5 nm
Troy David Fisher Ii Windcrest TX 5 nm
Lamar Strader Lawson Windcrest TX 5 nm
William Brandon Harris Windcrest TX 5 nm
Gerald William Ahrens San Antonio TX 5 nm
Gary Lee Aldrich San Antonio TX 5 nm
Timothy Pete Allen San Antonio TX 5 nm
Johnny Dixon Alvarez San Antonio TX 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KSAT

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Miguel Angel Soto Mora Windcrest TX 5 nm
Steven M Wedgeworth Windcrest TX 5 nm
John Kennedy Freeman Windcrest TX 5 nm
Johnnie Paul Waters Windcrest TX 5 nm
Daniel Douglas Snow Windcrest TX 5 nm
Miguel Refugio Gutierrez Windcrest TX 5 nm
Saul Gonzalez Windcrest TX 5 nm
Rose Marie Anderson Windcrest TX 5 nm
Armin Harold Wolf Jr Windcrest TX 5 nm
Virgilio Miguel Brun Windcrest TX 5 nm

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

Repair stations near KSAT

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
25 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
25 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
25 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
38 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
42 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
46 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
68 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
70 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
70 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
70 nm

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