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KSSI · St Simons Island Airport

ICAO · US · 26 NTSB events

ID KSSI FAA SSI Elev 19 ft Lat 31° 9.11' N Lon 81° 23.48' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,584 ft. Max gradient: 0.18%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 036° 5,584 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
22 216° 5,584 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
16 154° 3,313 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
34 334° 3,313 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 118.525
  • CNTR JACKSONVILLE CNTR 126.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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  • NDB JUK

    Mc Kinnon

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 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 04; HIRL Rwy 04–22 and 16–34. 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 REIL Rwy 04; HIRL Rwy 04–22 and 16–34. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04; HIRL Rwy 04–22 and 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 04; HIRL Rwy 04–22 and 16–34—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

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·246 GEORGIA ST SIMONS ISLAND (SSI)(KSSI) 1 N UTC–5(–4DT) N31º09.12´ W81º23.46´ 19 B LRA NOTAM FILE SSI RWY 04–22: H5584X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–45, D–60 PCN 38 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 16–34: H3313X75 (ASPH) S–14, D–30 HIRL RWY 16: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–5580 TODA–5580 ASDA–5580 LDA–4798 RWY 22: TORA–5580 TODA–5580 ASDA–5580 LDA–4671
  • ·Adj residential area to the SE and SSW of Rwy 16–34 extremely noise sensitive.
  • ·Pref noise–abatement arrival for hel tfc is a straight–in to Rwy 34 then a mid–field turn to ldg.
  • ·All wheeled hel gnd taxi to final prkg.
  • ·PPR for svc and fuel after hrs call 912–638–8617.
  • ·Use caution due to congested asp with turbine, nonturbine, and trng acft.
  • ·Jekyll Island arpt 09J located 4 NM S using same CTAF freq 123.05.
  • ·Rwy 22 pref for light and variable winds or crosswinds.
  • ·All VFR acft adhere to std left hand tfc pat.
  • ·Acft dep Rwy 34 use extreme caution–apch end of Rwy 04 not visible from apch end of Rwy 34.
  • ·All arr and dep, including acft flying inst app, are requested to report 10 miles from the arpt, intns and PSN reports to—St Simons–CTAF 123.05.
  • ·Trg flts are encouraged to use Brunswick Golden Isles arpt lctd 7 NM NW of St.
  • ·Simons Island arpt for ops.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 912-265-2070
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.025 (912) 602–0972.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 RCO 122.2 (MACON RADIO) ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·BRUNSWICK (L) (L) VORTACW 109.8 SSI Chan 35 N31º03.03´ W81º26.76´ 029º 6.7 NM to fld. 6/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 205º–221º blo 3,500´ 205º–221º byd 6 NM blo 12,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: FBO svcs avbl on 130.65.
  • ·JACKSONVILLE H–9B, 12F, L–24H IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Malcolm McKinnonNAS St. Simons IslandBrunswick

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

26 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

2

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

43,070

10-yr total

423,320

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

11.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.91

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=26

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 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
2007-02-09 Beech A36 · Engine failure · day →
2023-09-21 EMBRAER S A EMB-545 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2018-02-21 Cessna,DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC 172,DA 42 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2017-07-03 Waco UPF 7 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-08-22 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2016-03-01 Piper PA46 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2015-12-15 Piper PA-32 · Engine failure · day →
2014-12-13 JOHNSON DAVID EARL RENEGADE SPIRIT · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-02-28 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-12-26 MCKAY GENE RV-9A · Ground collision · VMC · night-moonlit →
2010-02-11 LIBERTY AEROSPACE INCORPORATED LIBERTY XL-2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-03-29 Cessna 150L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-09-16 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day →
2008-01-02 Beech A36 · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-04-29 Piper PA 46-350P · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
2003-06-11 Ayers RV-6A · Other · day →
2002-09-21 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-07-02 Cessna 182M · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1999-07-26 Maule M-5-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1984-08-15 Mooney 20E · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-20 Piper PA-28-235 · Other · day →
1983-09-03 Piper PA-28R-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1983-07-28 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · day →
1983-04-11 Cessna 210F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-03-17 Bellanca 17-31A · Other · IMC · night →
1982-07-16 Cessna 210D · Other · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 42 nm
Matthew Emerson Blythe Jacksonville FL 51 nm
Randal Lee Miner Jacksonville FL 51 nm
Thomas Dowell Jacksonville FL 51 nm
William Karl Walker Jacksonville FL 51 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 53 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Green Cove Springs FL 72 nm
Jack Caldwell Lawrence Saint Augustine FL 76 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 86 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 86 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
William Goudey Bartlett Jr St Simons Island GA 0 nm
John Daniel Hambrick St Simons Island GA 0 nm
Peter Duncan Weir St Simons Island GA 0 nm
Jake Allan Alford St Simons Island GA 0 nm
Jacob Andrew Johnson St Simons Island GA 0 nm
John Herbert Mallette Brunswick GA 4 nm
Clifford Kennison Murray Brunswick GA 4 nm
Timothy Dweylan Wilson Brunswick GA 4 nm
Clayton Marshall Jackson Brunswick GA 4 nm
Damon Patrick Whitlow Brunswick GA 4 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
Anne Myers Harper St Simons Island GA 0 nm
Arthur Vertney Benson Brunswick GA 4 nm
Damon Patrick Whitlow Brunswick GA 4 nm
Ryan Franklin Manning Brunswick GA 4 nm
George Deya Brunswick GA 4 nm
William Howard Glotzbach Brunswick GA 4 nm
Richard Franklin Manning Sr Brunswick GA 4 nm
James Richard Newton Brunswick GA 4 nm
Vaughn Alexander Rowland Brunswick GA 4 nm
David Layne Smith Brunswick GA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 0 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 33 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 33 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 49 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 49 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
 126 nm
MT Propeller USA, Inc.
Deland, FL
 126 nm
Quest Avionics, Inc.
Crystal River, FL
 126 nm
Avionics Installations, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
 128 nm
American Aero Serivces
New Smyrna Beach, FL
 128 nm

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