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KUKI · Ukiah Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KUKI FAA UKI Elev 614 ft Lat 39° 7.56' N Lon 123° 12.06' 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: 4,423 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 168.4° 4,423 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.27%
33 348.4° 4,423 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.27%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.275
  • CNTR OAKLAND CNTR 127.800
  • RDO OAKLAND RDO 122.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • NDB UK

    Kearn

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC ENI

    Mendocino

    112.30 MHz · DME 112.30 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 21 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate high intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    pcl ctaf

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

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate Helipad H1 perimeter lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 15–33: H4423X150 (ASPH) S–28 MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 15: REIL…

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT high intst—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate Helipad H1 perimeter lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    ACTVT Helipad H1 perimeter lgts—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·For noise abatement calm wind rwy is Rwy 15.
  • ·Arpt manager requests no VFR straight in apchs to Rwy 15–33 right turn after departure Rwy 33 to avoid overflight of town.
  • ·Attended May Mon–Fri 1600–0330Z‡, Sat–Sun 1730–0330Z‡; Jun Mon–Fri 1600–0400Z‡, Sat–Sun 1730–0400Z‡; Jul–Aug Mon–Fri 1600–0430Z‡, Sat–Sun 1800–0430Z‡; Sep Mon–Fri 1600–0400Z‡, Sat–Sun 1730–0400Z‡; Oct 1600–0330Z‡; Nov 1600–0200Z‡; Dec–Apr 1600–0130Z‡.
  • ·No jet acft dep 0600–1500Z‡.
  • ·Second rotating bcn on mountain 250º and 2 miles from arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 707-467-2855
  • ·ASOS 119.275 (707) 462–7343.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (OAKLAND RADIO) ®OAKLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Oakland ARTCC at 510-745-3380.
  • ·MENDOCINO (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.3 ENI Chan 70 N39º03.19´ W123º16.46´ 022º 5.5 NM to fld. 2985/16E.
  • ·LOC/DME 109.1 I–UKI Chan 28 Rwy 15.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 25º r of course.
  • ·DME unusable byd 25º right of course.
  • ·UNIVERSITY (See DAVIS on page 147) UPLAND CABLE (CCB)(KCCB) 2 NW UTC–8(–7DT) N34º06.70´ W117º41.24´ 1444 B TPA—2244(800) NOTAM FILE RAL RWY 06–24: H3863X75 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL 1.3% up NE RWY 06: VASI(V2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 24: VASI(V2R)—GA 4.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·Rwy 24 VASI unusbl byd 5 deg left and 2 deg right of rwy cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 gross pavement strength provided by arpt operator 12,500 pounds.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 909-573-5558
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.525 (909) 985–4731.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®SOCAL APP/DEP CON 125.5 (SW–NORTH) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc SoCal Apch at 800-448-3724.
  • ·POMONA (L) (L) VORTACW 110.4 POM Chan 41 N34º04.70´ W117º47.22´ 053º 5.4 NM to fld. 1265/15E.
  • ·SAN FRANCISCO L–2G IAP LOS ANGELES COPTER L–3E, 4H, 7C, A IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

3

23.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

43,300

10-yr total

433,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 92% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

6.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.60

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-10-28 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-10-28 Bell 206L-3 · Other · VMC · day →
2017-06-25 Cessna 305 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-02-12 ST CLAIR LANCAIR 360 · Fire · VMC · day →
2005-01-25 Beech P35 · Weather · dusk →
2004-04-04 Piper PA-32R-301T · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1996-08-07 Bell UH-1H · Weather · VMC · day →
1992-07-18 Cessna 180H · Other · VMC · day →
1986-06-30 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-11-26 Piper PA-23-250 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1985-02-13 Cessna 177RG · Other · VMC · night →
1984-05-01 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · IMC · day →
1982-10-18 Taylorcraft BC12-65 · Other · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 49 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 75 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 77 nm
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 77 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 88 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 89 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 89 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 90 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 91 nm
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 94 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
John Charles Butts Ukiah CA 1 nm
Robert Heath Devinny Ukiah CA 1 nm
Phillip James Ponzo Ukiah CA 1 nm
Barbara Horn Kathryn Ponzo Ukiah CA 1 nm
Daniel John Rieger Ukiah CA 1 nm
William Walton Bowen Redwood Valley CA 9 nm
Daryl James Hudson Redwood Valley CA 9 nm
Ian James Richards Redwood Valley CA 9 nm
Kevin Lee Rankin Hopland CA 10 nm
Casey Jordan Cupples Hopland CA 10 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
Paul Gerald Likens Ukiah CA 1 nm
Nicholas Edward Bishop Ukiah CA 1 nm
Michael Leo Whetzel Ukiah CA 1 nm
Greg Thomas Owen Ukiah CA 1 nm
Gordon Stanley Gore Ukiah CA 1 nm
Larry Jay Richmond Ukiah CA 1 nm
Lester Kim Proctor Ukiah CA 1 nm
Michael Louis Riter Ukiah CA 1 nm
David Lloyd Cordell Ukiah CA 1 nm
Nicole Leah Thompson Ukiah CA 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 17 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 42 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 67 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 75 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 76 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 81 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 88 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 89 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 95 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 102 nm

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