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KTAZ · Taylorville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KTAZ FAA TAZ Elev 622 ft Lat 39° 32.05' N Lon 89° 19.67' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
36 359° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
09R 090° 3,501 ft 60 ft ASPH-E No —
27L 270° 3,501 ft 60 ft ASPH-E No —
09L 090° 1,933 ft 165 ft TURF-G No —
27R 270° 1,933 ft 165 ft TURF-G No —

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 123.875
  • A/D SPRINGFIELD APP/DEP 118.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·172 FT LGTD WATER TWR LCT 3007 FT FM RWY 27L END 488 FT L.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH 314-890-1017.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·OPR ONLY WHEN RWY LGT ARE ACT BY CTAF.
  • ·UNUSBL 6 DEG RIGHT & 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD 21:1 WHEN CONSIDERING 28 FT BLDG 592 FT 96 FT L OF CNTRLN.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL LCTD ON N RAMP AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·ACVT REIL RWY 09R, 18 & 27L; PVASI RWY 09R, 18, 27L & 36; MIRL RWY 09R/27L - CTAF.
  • ·MIRL RWY 18/36 PRE-SET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST - CTAF.
  • ·TPA: RWY 09L/27R 600 FT AGL; RWY 09R/27L & RWY 18/36 800 FT AGL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 14,000 ops in 2002

2024 total

9,000

10-yr total

90,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.44

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=4

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 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
2022-03-11 Socata TBM 700 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-06-12 Beech G58 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-08-11 Beech G18 - S · Stall / spin · day →
2004-10-24 Cessna P206B · CFIT · VMC · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 21 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 39 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 59 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 62 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 62 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 65 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 69 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 69 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 69 nm
John Scott Saunders Cahokia IL 70 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
Michael John Coady Taylorville IL 2 nm
Kevin Douglas Richardson Taylorville IL 2 nm
Curtis Tyler Mcneill Nokomis IL 14 nm
Winn Johnson Ross Iii Rochester IL 15 nm
Nicholas Robert Jeffers Rochester IL 15 nm
Jordan Robert Kink Glenarm IL 16 nm
Curtis Lowell Christensen Chatham IL 19 nm
Derec Louis Baxter Chatham IL 19 nm
Jaime Adam Rabins Chatham IL 19 nm
Courtney K Joyner Chatham IL 19 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
Charles Edwin Pearce Taylorville IL 2 nm
Kelly Merrill Craggs Taylorville IL 2 nm
David Bruce Berck Taylorville IL 2 nm
Ronald E Pritchett Taylorville IL 2 nm
Scott Allan Patton Taylorville IL 2 nm
William Scott Richards Taylorville IL 2 nm
James William Mulcahy Taylorville IL 2 nm
Richard Kenneth Bleavins Taylorville IL 2 nm
Tyler Jason Brandis Taylorville IL 2 nm
Kenneth Lee Noblet Kincaid IL 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 44 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 60 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 73 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 81 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 81 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 89 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 94 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 122 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 137 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 141 nm

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