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KVES · Darke County Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KVES FAA VES Elev 1,007 ft Lat 40° 12.26' N Lon 84° 31.91' 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: 4,802 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 88.5° 4,802 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
27 268.5° 4,802 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D DAYTON APP/DEP 134.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. 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.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - 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, BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 614-338-8537.
  • ·FUEL LCTD AT EAST RAMP AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
  • ·PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPR CONSLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,912 ops in 2021

2024 total

12,912

10-yr total

111,948

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 85% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

8.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-11-17 Piper PA32R · Loss of control · day →
1996-06-14 Cessna 177 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1986-10-22 Cessna 177 · Other · day →

Designees in OH

CFI Flight Instructors 2,004 A&P Mechanics 6,227 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 47 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 14 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 17 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 45 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 35 ODA Organizational Designations 8 Schools Flight Schools 67 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 39 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 32

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 29 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 36 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 37 nm
John Denny Green Muncie IN 40 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 40 nm
Brett Hunter Waynesville OH 45 nm
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 49 nm
Kevin Randall Henderson Hamilton OH 49 nm
Brian W Trapp Lebanon OH 49 nm
Thomas Vearil Lebanon OH 49 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
Garret Michael Rose Versailles OH 3 nm
Samuel Clay Tinsman Ansonia OH 5 nm
Mitchell Lee Bergman Russia OH 6 nm
Richard Jay Beeson Bradford OH 7 nm
William Troy Snyder Greenville OH 7 nm
William John Roche Greenville OH 7 nm
William Mcgregor Kirk Greenville OH 7 nm
Michael Alan Mccorkle Houston OH 10 nm
Jerry Lee Kemp Covington OH 10 nm
Bo Richard Landess Covington OH 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
David Dewight Spillers Versailles OH 3 nm
Timothy James Copeland Versailles OH 3 nm
Roger Lee Melling Versailles OH 3 nm
Kevin Paul Pierron Versailles OH 3 nm
Richard Jay Beeson Bradford OH 7 nm
Steven Kenneth Spurlock Bradford OH 7 nm
Jon Michael Shumaker Bradford OH 7 nm
Seth Adam Nottingham Bradford OH 7 nm
James Mark Hale Bradford OH 7 nm
Joshua James Welch Bradford OH 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 38 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 38 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 39 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 50 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 56 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 58 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 65 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 65 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 69 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 70 nm

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