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KVLD · Valdosta Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KVLD FAA VLD Elev 203 ft Lat 30° 46.95' N Lon 83° 16.60' 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: 8,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 171° 8,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
36 351° 8,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
04 036° 5,598 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
22 216° 5,598 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 126.225
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 120.900
  • CTAF CTAF 120.900
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.525
  • RDO MACON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • VOR-DME OTK

    Valdosta

    114.80 MHz · DME 114.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 19 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 MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 18; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·256 GEORGIA VALDOSTA RGNL (VLD)(KVLD) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N30º46.89´ W83º16.56´ 203 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE VLD MON Airport RWY 18–36: H8003X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–101, D–169, 2D–283 PCR 400 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H5598X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–77, D–124, 2D–210 PCR 290 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 52´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 56´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–5598 TODA–5598 ASDA–5598 LDA–5598 RWY 18: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002 RWY 22: TORA–5598 TODA–5598 ASDA–5598 LDA–5598 RWY 36: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002
  • ·REIL Rwy 04–22; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22 unavbl when ATCT clsd.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 has 10´ paved shoulders with vegetation.
  • ·Clsd to unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR call arpt mgr 229–333–1833.
  • ·Pilots must sup own tie–down ropes.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 229-333-1833
  • ·ASOS 126.225 (229) 245–8746.
  • ·CTAF 128.35 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.1R 114.8T (MACON RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 126.6 (Opr 1300–0600Z‡ Mon–Thu, 1300–0300Z‡ Fri, 1400–2200Z‡ Sat, Sun and hol) other times ctc ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.7 TOWER 128.35 (1200–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.7
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VH) (H) VOR/DME 114.8 OTK Chan 95 N30º46.83´ W83º16.78´ at fld. 199/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 175º–205º byd 40 NM 206º–216º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 206º–216º byd 71 NM 215º–225º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 215º–225º byd 66 NM 225º–235º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 225º–235º byd 80 NM 236º–245º byd 40 NM ILS 110.9 I–VLD Rwy 36.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·JACKSONVILLE H–9B, 12F, L–21D, 22J IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · VLD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

3

15.0% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 73,275 ops in 2006

2024 total

23,637

10-yr total

220,469

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 69% · Mil 19%

Events / million ops

22.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.40

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

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

All time · n=18

  • Other 5
  • Ground collision 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-12-07 WILLIAM M CLAPP CLAPP-SABERWING · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2024-07-26 Aero Commander 200 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2024-06-10 Clapp Saberwing · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-11-26 Beech A36 · Gear-up · day →
2015-02-02 Piper PA-32-301 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2012-12-10 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 · Weather IMC · night →
2009-04-04 Howard William C KR-2 · Fire · VMC · day →
2003-02-18 Beech C23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-10-21 American Blimp Corp. A-60 · Other · day →
2002-05-15 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · day →
2001-08-27 Cessna R172K · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1996-06-09 Piper PA-28-180 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1995-11-30 KOUTZ Q-200 · Ground collision · day →
1990-10-08 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1989-10-17 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · day →
1986-05-21 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · night →
1984-08-25 Cessna,Cessna 152,150 · Other · night →
1984-04-26 Piper PA-24-180 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Luke Closson Quitman GA 15 nm
Robert Turner Tallahassee FL 54 nm
Joshua Travis Donahue Gainesville FL 82 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 85 nm
Matthew Emerson Blythe Jacksonville FL 88 nm
Randal Lee Miner Jacksonville FL 88 nm
Thomas Dowell Jacksonville FL 88 nm
William Karl Walker Jacksonville FL 88 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Green Cove Springs FL 96 nm
Ronald Adam Holloway Cochran GA 96 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
Luke Eldridge Closson Jr Valdosta GA 4 nm
Steven Douglas Colby Valdosta GA 4 nm
William Stephen Taylor Valdosta GA 4 nm
Walter Lamarr Bazemore Valdosta GA 4 nm
Robert Edward Carraway Valdosta GA 4 nm
Matthew Thomas Barnes Valdosta GA 4 nm
Eric Christian Grace Valdosta GA 4 nm
Clay Christopher Quinby Valdosta GA 4 nm
Joseph Angelo Galletti Valdosta GA 4 nm
Paul Everett Sheets Valdosta GA 4 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
Luke Eldridge Closson Jr Valdosta GA 4 nm
Walter Poole Prettyman Iii Valdosta GA 4 nm
David Andrew Vives Valdosta GA 4 nm
Steven Douglas Colby Valdosta GA 4 nm
William Merle Clapp Valdosta GA 4 nm
Walter Lamarr Bazemore Valdosta GA 4 nm
Clay Christopher Quinby Valdosta GA 4 nm
Richard Ellis Cotter Valdosta GA 4 nm
James Leslie Harvey Valdosta GA 4 nm
Remi Joseph Lachance Valdosta GA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 94 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 95 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 95 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 95 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 100 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 111 nm
Quest Avionics, Inc.
Crystal River, FL
 111 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 133 nm
Central Florida Avionics & Instruments
Leesburg, FL
 140 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
 146 nm

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