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KUTA · Tunica Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KUTA FAA UTA Elev 194 ft Lat 34° 41.10' N Lon 90° 20.87' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 8,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 167° 8,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
35 347° 8,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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 3 118.075
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 01 threshold displaced 108 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35; REL Rwy 17; HIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 01 threshold displaced 108 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35; REL Rwy 17; HIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 01 threshold displaced 108 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: H2508X14 (ASPH) RWY 01: Thld dsplcd 108´

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 17–35: H8500X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–94, D–215, 2T–510, 2D–460…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35; REL Rwy 17; HIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 35; REL Rwy 17; HIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·Attended Mar–Oct dalgt hrs, Nov–Feb Mon–Fri irregularly, call manager.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 80´ trees E side S of rwy violate 7:1 trsn slp.
  • ·Call ahead to reserve hangar transient storage.
  • ·Rwy 01 is 14 ft wid by 1800 ft long; Rwy 19 is 18 ft wid by 708 ft long.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 662-363-1461
  • ·Geese invof arpt Nov–Feb.
  • ·Agricultural act invof arpt dalgt.
  • ·Aft hr fuel–AMGR. 24 hr PPR coml flgts over 30 pax–AMGR.
  • ·Clsd to sked acr ops with more than 9 pax seats and unsked acr ops with more than 30 pax seats.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 662-357-7320
  • ·AWOS–3 118.075 (662) 363–1652.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®MEMPHIS APP/DEP CON 119.1 CLNC DEL 118.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis Apch at 901-842-8457.
  • ·MEMPHIS (H) (H) VORTACW 117.5 MEM Chan 122 N35º00.91´ W89º58.99´ 221º 26.7 NM to fld. 363/1E.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.95 I–UTA Chan 46(Y) Rwy 35.
  • ·TUNNG N34º23.11´ W89º37.56´ NOTAM FILE GWO.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 426 UV 092º 4.4 NM to University–Oxford. 410/1W.
  • ·LOC & NDB unmonitored 2300–1400Z‡.
  • ·MEMPHIS MEMPHIS H–6J, L–18G IAP MEMPHIS L–18G SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 14,200 ops in 2001

2024 total

10,943

10-yr total

112,141

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 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
2015-04-30 WILLIAM D DURKEE RV-6 · Loss of control · day →
2013-11-28 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-02-24 Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW · Ground collision · day →
2007-07-11 WSK-PZL Mielic M-18A · Engine failure · day →
2007-07-10 Boeing 737-232 · Weather · day →

Designees in MS

CFI Flight Instructors 482 A&P Mechanics 1,981 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 12 Schools Flight Schools 17 FBO Fixed Base Operators 45 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
David William Nicholls West Memphis AR 29 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 30 nm
David Childress Olive Branch MS 30 nm
David William Nicholls Olive Branch MS 30 nm
Natalie Bingham Hoover Olive Branch MS 30 nm
Morris William Ray Memphis TN 32 nm
Karen Gardner Collierville TN 39 nm
Peter Reddan Millington TN 45 nm
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 45 nm
Stephen Wolcott Dee Arlington TN 48 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
Zachery Russell Bailey Dundee MS 10 nm
Christopher Shane Sisson Sarah MS 11 nm
Richard Joseph Voigt Lake Cormorant MS 15 nm
Katelyn Leigh Wilson Lake Cormorant MS 15 nm
Morgan Blake Hampton Walls MS 17 nm
David Walter Childress Coldwater MS 18 nm
Justin Michael Holt Coldwater MS 18 nm
Malcolm Evon Manning Iii Senatobia MS 19 nm
Mona Lynette Cates Senatobia MS 19 nm
Nathan Joseph Gillam Senatobia MS 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
John Davis Carson Tunica MS 2 nm
Shawnee Lee Sharpe Tunica MS 2 nm
Robert Clinton Chambers Tunica MS 2 nm
Torrance Antoine Mcintyre Tunica MS 2 nm
Steven Douglas Martin Tunica MS 2 nm
Eugene Alan Horwitz Robinsonville MS 8 nm
Billy Willard Paul Dundee MS 10 nm
Eric John Cooper Sarah MS 11 nm
David Harold Smith Sarah MS 11 nm
Raymond Paul Johnson Sarah MS 11 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 40 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 79 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 79 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 84 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 91 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 106 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 138 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 153 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 159 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 189 nm

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