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KUOS · Franklin County Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KUOS FAA UOS Elev 1,953 ft Lat 35° 12.29' N Lon 85° 53.94' 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: 3,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 064° 3,700 ft 50 ft ASP Yes —
25 244° 3,700 ft 50 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 ON & INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - SEWANEE, TN - ATTN: JIMMY L.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·PAPI RWY 07 & 25 ON CONSLY.
  • ·ACTV MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF.
  • ·MIRL RWY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Sewanee International

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · UOS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

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: 4,500 ops in 2007

2024 total

1,800

10-yr total

18,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

55.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-11-14 Bellanca 17-31ATC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-10-14 Muse STOL CH 750 · CFIT · day →
2010-06-25 Crabtree RV6 · Other · day →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 10 nm
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 33 nm
Jason Shane Odom Chattanooga TN 33 nm
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 41 nm
Anthony Walker Collegedale TN 43 nm
Benjamin Steve Johnson Murfreesboro TN 47 nm
Christopher David Hardee Murfreesboro TN 47 nm
John W Scruggs Murfreesboro TN 47 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 49 nm
John W Scruggs Dalton GA 53 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
Christopher Lee Frasse Sewanee TN 1 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Sewanee TN 1 nm
Nathan Edward Gammons Cowan TN 6 nm
Jerry Serl Anderson Winchester TN 10 nm
Jere Joseph Matty Winchester TN 10 nm
Leslie Watkins Stephens Winchester TN 10 nm
Thomas Brandon Johnson Winchester TN 10 nm
Stephen Arthur Lawton Hillsboro TN 12 nm
Thomas Gerard Esselman South Pittsburg TN 15 nm
Myron Dean Yoder Belvidere TN 15 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
John Ledbetter Shumard Sewanee TN 1 nm
Howard Eugene Bradley Jr Monteagle TN 3 nm
Jeramie Todd Layne Monteagle TN 3 nm
William Thomas Berry Cowan TN 6 nm
Loren Russell Young Tracy City TN 8 nm
Michael Kenneth Boyea Decherd TN 9 nm
Casey Lee Clark Decherd TN 9 nm
Jerry Serl Anderson Winchester TN 10 nm
John Mario Rabozzi Winchester TN 10 nm
Scott Reed Scarborough Winchester TN 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 8 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 36 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 39 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 63 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 73 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 84 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 91 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 96 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 101 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 101 nm

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