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KSEM · Craig Field

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KSEM FAA SEM Elev 166 ft Lat 32° 20.63' N Lon 86° 59.27' 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: 8,014 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 146° 8,014 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.01%
33 326° 8,014 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.01%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D MONTGOMERY APP/DEP 124.000
  • RDO ANNISTON RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 13 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 MALS Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15–33 and HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15–33 and HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15–33 and HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALS Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15–33 and HIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·ALABAMA 77 SELMA CRAIG FLD (SEM)(KSEM) 4 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N32º20.64´ W86º59.27´ 166 B NOTAM FILE ANB RWY 15–33: H8014X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–33, D–54 HIRL RWY 15: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 ID and TD mrkgs severely faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 334-419-3881
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.15 (334) 872–9090.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 SELMA RCO 122.4 (ANNISTON RADIO) ®MONTGOMERY APP/DEP CON 124.0 (1200–0500Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.55 (0500–1200Z‡.) TOWER 120.85 (1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1500–2300Z‡ Sat & Sun) GND CON 121.675 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Dannelly Apch at 334-284-4575, when ATCT clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1500–2300Z‡ Sat–Sun; other times CLASS G.
  • ·MONTGOMERY (VH) (H) VORTAC 112.1 MGM Chan 58 N32º13.34´ W86º19.18´ 279º 34.8 NM to fld. 271/3E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 142º–146º byd 40 NM 170º–181º byd 40 NM 212º–223º byd 40 NM POLLK NDB (LOM) 344 SE N32º16.19´ W86º55.65´ 328º 5.4 NM to fld.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.5 I–SEM Chan 42 Rwy 33.
  • ·SELMA N32º26.33´ W86º59.42´ RCO 122.4 (ANNISTON RADIO) SEMMES N30º43.56´ W88º21.56´ NOTAM FILE ANB.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 115.3 SJI Chan 100 104º 6.4 NM to Mobile Rgnl. 190/5E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–022º byd 40 NM 023º–033º 045º–075º byd 40 NM 076º–088º byd 40 NM blo 3,100´ 076º–088º byd 49 NM 097º–198º byd 40 NM 199º–209º 210º–228º byd 40 NM 211º–221º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 229º–249º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 233º–243º byd 22 NM blo 5,000´ 250º–254º byd 40 NM 255º–270º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 303º–329º byd 40 NM 310º–320º byd 22 NM blo 8,000´ 330º–340º 355º–015º byd 20 blo 4,000´ 358º–004º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 120º–130º 268º–274º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 268º–274º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ SHELBY CO (See ALABASTER on page 32) SOUTH ALABAMA RGNL AT BILL BENTON FLD (See ANDALUSIA on page 34) ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, 12F, L–18H IAP, AD ATLANTA L–18H NEW ORLEANS H–6J, 8F, L–21C, 22G SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,752 ops in 1990

2024 total

38,550

10-yr total

385,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 89% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

10.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.89

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=10

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-12 Piper PA-32R-300 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2024-05-18 Cessna 177 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2022-04-13 Cessna 310 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-06-10 Piper PA32RT · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-09-29 Cessna 421B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2007-04-22 Rans, Inc. RV-4 · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-08-08 Bell 47G-B3 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1996-12-30 Cessna 310Q · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-10-17 Beech A36 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1982-11-19 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · IMC · dusk →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 37 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 48 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 48 nm
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 60 nm
Charles Welden Alexander City AL 63 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 68 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 71 nm
Jeffrey Lee Farmer Auburn AL 77 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 82 nm
Darwin Delano Floyd Enterprise AL 84 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
Anthony Todd Roberts Valley Grande AL 9 nm
Cramer Brown Phillips Jr Maplesville AL 27 nm
James Paul Davis Prattville AL 28 nm
Robert Michael Henry Prattville AL 28 nm
Edward Hughes Phillips Prattville AL 28 nm
John Wayne Blumentritt Prattville AL 28 nm
Robert Allen Griffith Prattville AL 28 nm
Brian Kent Dekruyff Prattville AL 28 nm
Derek Jimmy Shehee Prattville AL 28 nm
Kevin Stuart Anderson Prattville AL 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
Peter Bradsell Selma AL 5 nm
Walter Mc Crimon Selma AL 5 nm
Jimmy Ray Schreiner Selma AL 5 nm
Jimmy Bob Garrison Selma AL 5 nm
Luke Samuel Reynolds Selma AL 5 nm
Andrew Lamar Frith Valley Grande AL 9 nm
Richard Thomas Cook Tyler AL 17 nm
Eugene Crosby Mccormick Tyler AL 17 nm
Darryl Grey Driggers Tyler AL 17 nm
Jarred Dewayne Chance Tyler AL 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 58 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 58 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 106 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 113 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 120 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 121 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 122 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 126 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 126 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 135 nm

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