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KTPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KTPL FAA TPL Elev 682 ft Lat 31° 9.15' N Lon 97° 24.47' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 163° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
34 343° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
03 028° 4,740 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
21 208° 4,740 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.20%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 134.975
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.900
  • A/D GRAY APP/DEP 120.075
  • RDO SAN ANGELO RDO 110.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 26 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 PAPI Rwy 21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 21—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 16—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–0200Z. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0200Z

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·448 TEXAS TEAGUE MUNI (68F) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N31º39.71´ W96º18.63´ 525 B NOTAM FILE FTW RWY 15–33: H3300X50 (ASPH) S–16 MIRL RWY 15: Trees.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 nmrs rwy lgts OTS.
  • ·For access gate call City Hall 254–739–2547, 1400–2300Z‡, after hrs call police 254–739–2553 or 903–389–3236.
  • ·Mowing ops on arpt summer months.
  • ·Radio control acft opr on ramp east of Rwy 15–33.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 254-739-5327
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·CEDAR CREEK (L) (L) VORTACW 114.8 CQY Chan 95 N32º11.14´ W96º13.09´ 183º 31.7 NM to fld. 400/6E.
  • ·TEMPLE DRAUGHON–MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS RGNL (TPL)(KTPL) 5 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N31º09.11´ W97º24.46´ 682 B NOTAM FILE TPL RWY 16–34: H7000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–55, D–70, 2D–110 MIRL RWY 16: MALSR.
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H4740X100 (ASPH) S–31, D–37 MIRL RWY 21: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–4740 TODA–4740 ASDA–4740 LDA–4740 RWY 16: TORA–7000 TODA–7000 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000 RWY 21: TORA–4740 TODA–4740 ASDA–4740 LDA–4740 RWY 34: TORA–7000 TODA–7000 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1+ LGT Dusk–0400Z‡.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 03–21 not avbl aft 0400Z‡.
  • ·Gldr opn 1.5 miles north of Rwy 16 thr.
  • ·ARFF not avbl 0200–1300Z‡.
  • ·ARFF protection meets Index B. 100LL and all fuels full and self svc.
  • ·Military contract fuel avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 254-298-5770
  • ·AWOS–3PT 134.975 (254) 774–8337.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.6 (SAN ANGELO RADIO) ®GRAY APP/DEP CON 120.075 CLNC DEL 125.9
  • ·CLASS E svc 1200–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·TEMPLE (L) DME 116.35 TPL Chan 110(Y) N31º12.56´ W97º25.50´ 165º 3.6 NM to fld. 710.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.5 I–TPL Chan 52 Rwy 16.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º right of course, Fort Hood MOA.
  • ·TERLINGUA RANCH (See ALPINE on page 258) TERRELL CO (See DRYDEN on page 315) HOUSTON L–19D, A SAN ANTONIO H–6H, L–19C, 21A IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · TPL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 74,277 ops in 2007

2024 total

43,273

10-yr total

442,472

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 78% · Mil 22%

Events / million ops

9.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.50

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=16

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Hard landing 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
2025-06-26 Tecnam P2010 · Engine failure · day →
2025-04-10 Beech C90 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-03-08 Bereznak Lancair Legacy · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2014-06-26 Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-05-31 Schweizer 269C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2014-01-02 Bell 206B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-04-03 Waco RBA · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-05-19 Cessna 150L · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1995-07-05 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-02-26 Cessna 182A · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-06-25 Cessna 150F · Other · VMC · day →
1988-01-18 Beech V35B · Other · day →
1985-12-07 Cessna 150J · Other · VMC · day →
1985-06-23 Cessna,Cessna 150,152 · Midair / near-midair · day →
1985-03-10 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · night →
1983-01-11 Cessna 170A · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Austin Roger Bowman Temple TX 3 nm
Thomas Michael Rhines Temple TX 3 nm
John Calvin Foster Mcgregor TX 16 nm
Dustin Don Suchor Waco TX 27 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Alvis Waco TX 27 nm
Tristan T Walling Georgetown TX 33 nm
Dayton Austin Dabbs Taylor TX 35 nm
Matthew Allen Quillen Pflugerville TX 43 nm
Gregory Kling Squires Cedar Park TX 44 nm
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 52 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
Rayford Keith Brown Temple TX 3 nm
Richard Lynn Potts Temple TX 3 nm
Robert Lee Sharp Temple TX 3 nm
Gregory Wisinski Temple TX 3 nm
Matthew David Nowell Temple TX 3 nm
Kirk Michel Hebert Temple TX 3 nm
Travis Eugene Reed Temple TX 3 nm
John Anthony Hale Temple TX 3 nm
Matthew Christian Dvoracek Temple TX 3 nm
Jesse James Judd Temple TX 3 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
Richard Lynn Potts Temple TX 3 nm
Derek Allen Hostetler Temple TX 3 nm
Frederick Alvarez Temple TX 3 nm
Narayana Bhattathiry Temple TX 3 nm
William Ellison Biggs Temple TX 3 nm
James Edward Fournier Temple TX 3 nm
Dennis M Graham Temple TX 3 nm
Carl Jay Martin Temple TX 3 nm
Nigal Vern Messer Temple TX 3 nm
Paul Joseph Sullivan Temple TX 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 31 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 47 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 79 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 80 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 80 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 85 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 87 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 92 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 93 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 93 nm

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