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KTDF · Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KTDF FAA TDF Elev 609 ft Lat 36° 17.09' N Lon 78° 59.05' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 50.5° 6,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
24 230.5° 6,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%

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 3 126.725
  • A/D RALEIGH APP/DEP 132.350
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 27 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 otr times and actvt MALSR Rwy 06; PAPI Rwy 06 & 24. 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.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate otr times and actvt MALSR Rwy 06; PAPI Rwy 06 & 24. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19. 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 (6)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate otr times and actvt MALSR Rwy 06; PAPI Rwy 06 & 24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt otr times and actvt MALSR Rwy 06; PAPI Rwy 06 & 24—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

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and Rwy 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19—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

    Deer invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·NORTH CAROLINA 355 ROXBORO RALEIGH RGNL AT PERSON CO (TDF)(KTDF) 6 S UTC–5(–4DT) N36º17.08´ W78º59.08´ 609 B NOTAM FILE TDF RWY 06–24: H6005X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–68 MIRL RWY 06: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·Arpt unatndd Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • ·For svc aft hrs call 615–351–9845.
  • ·No line of sight btn rwy ends.
  • ·Conc helipad, adj and NE of main apron, unlgtd, VFR only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 336-364-1111
  • ·AWOS–3 126.725 (336) 364–1651.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®RALEIGH APP/DEP CON 132.35 GCO 119.7 (RALEIGH APCH) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Raleigh Apch at 919-380-3144.
  • ·SOUTH BOSTON (L) (L) VORTAC 110.4 SBV Chan 41 N36º40.50´ W79º00.87´ 181º 23.4 NM to fld. 520/5W.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.7 I–TDF Chan 24 Rwy 06.
  • ·RUTHERFORD CO/MARCHMAN FLD (See RUTHERFORDTON on page 355) RUTHERFORDTON RUTHERFORD CO/MARCHMAN FLD (FQD)(KFQD) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N35º25.69´ W81º56.10´ 1077 B NOTAM FILE FQD RWY 01–19: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–75 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 40´.
  • ·Rwy 01 has 100 ft drop–off 315 ft fm thr offset 140 ft right and 160 ft left of cntrln; and 100 ft dropoff 700–900 ft along cntrln offset 80 ft right.
  • ·Twy A toward Rwy 01 has 30 ft drop–off 60 ft right of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 19 has 12 ft unmarked power lines 440 ft fm thr both sides of cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (828) 287-0800
  • ·AWOS–3 118.275 (828) 287–6498.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®GREER APP/DEP CON 119.4 (1100–0445Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.625 (0445–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Greer Apch at 864-877-8275.
  • ·When Greer Apch clsd, for CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·SPARTANBURG (H) (H) VORTAC 115.7 SPA Chan 104 N35º02.02´ W81º55.62´ 001º 23.6 NM to fld. 935/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 270º–359º byd 7 NM blo 3,000´ Byd 28 NM blo 7,000´ Byd 9 NM blo 6,000´ LOC/DME 109.55 I–FQD Chan 32(Y) Rwy 01.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 30º right of course.
  • ·LOC DME unusable byd 30º right of course.
  • ·WASHINGTON H–9C, 12H, L–26J, 36G IAP CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–25C IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 34,750 ops in 1997

2024 total

34,750

10-yr total

347,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 95% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.64

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-03-23 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2015-05-04 Cessna 177B · Ground collision · day →
2013-05-12 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · day →
2007-10-07 Cessna 170A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2003-08-18 William Allen MONI-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-12-28 Mooney M20C · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
1993-09-10 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather · VMC · day →
1990-02-21 Cessna 150L · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-10-01 Cessna 550 · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 27 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 27 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 28 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 31 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 32 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 46 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 48 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 55 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 55 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 55 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
Robert Moore Wilkerson Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Robert Charles Daly Rougemont NC 6 nm
Steven Beacham Watkins Roxboro NC 7 nm
Erik Andrew Hutchins Roxboro NC 7 nm
Carl Jason Chambers Roxboro NC 7 nm
Reginald Wayne Thomas Roxboro NC 7 nm
Jason Gregory Davis Hillsborough NC 14 nm
Philip Alan Rash Hillsborough NC 14 nm
James William Johnson Hillsborough NC 14 nm
Marcus Wayne Thompson Ii Hillsborough NC 14 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
Stephen Michael Murphy Timberlake NC 0 nm
John E Mccollum Timberlake NC 0 nm
Randy Edward Roberts Timberlake NC 0 nm
Susan Elizabeth Dilella Timberlake NC 0 nm
Robert Owen Whitfield Jr Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Michael Todd Lemaster Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Jesse Andrew Wolf Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Michael Wayne Eudy Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Jay Wendell Thornton Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm
Sterling Norwood Bordeaux Hurdle Mills NC 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 28 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 35 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 43 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 43 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 75 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 77 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 78 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 84 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 100 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 101 nm

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