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KVPC · Cartersville Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KVPC FAA VPC Elev 759 ft Lat 34° 7.39' N Lon 84° 50.92' 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: 5,760 ft. Max gradient: 0.48%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 3.5° 5,760 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
19 183.5° 5,760 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 120.525
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 121.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 13 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 ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·FOR APCH/DEP SVC CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT/LSA ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT/LSA TFC PAT INSIDE NORMAL PAT WITH CENTRAL THIRD OF RWY 01/19 DSGND ULTRALIGHT/LSA LNDG & TKOF AREA.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT/LSA PAT ENTRY CROSSES FIELD APRXLY 2000 FT FROM EITHER APCH END AT 541 FT AGL.
  • ·GRASS STRIP 4.9 NM NW OF ARPT.
  • ·RWY/TWY SEPN APPROX 200 FT.
  • ·SOUTH END TWY/PARKED ACFT SEPN APPROX 75 FT.
  • ·RAMP FEES FOR TURBINE ACFT.
  • ·FBO PHONE NR 770-382-9800.
  • ·APCH SLP IS 17:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 130 FT TREES 2275 FT OUT AND 403 FT LEFT.
  • ·REIL RWY 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 OPER DUSK-2200.
  • ·TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1041 FT AGL, TPA FOR JET & TURBOPROP ACFT 1541 FT AGL, TPA FOR ULTRALIGHT ACFT 541 FT AGL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 69,500 ops in 2007

2024 total

50,500

10-yr total

505,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 89% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.15

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=12

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-07-22 Piper L 21B · Loss of control · day →
2014-06-02 Cessna 177B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-03-19 FERGUSON WILLIAM C FX4-2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-03-19 Wayne O Robinson S6S Rans · Engine failure · day →
2008-03-09 Rotorway 162F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-03-05 Joel H Johnson Rans S-6ES Coyote II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-12-06 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-03-08 Cessna 172R · CFIT · VMC · day →
1999-02-16 Piper PA-32RT-300 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-10-27 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1996-11-11 Piper PA-30-160 · Engine failure · day →
1995-10-15 FORNEY ERCOUPE-2 · Fuel exhaustion · 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
James Karlovich Cartersville GA 3 nm
Richard Hayes Acworth GA 9 nm
Bruce Edward Allen Jasper GA 29 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 29 nm
Daniel Emin Atlanta GA 30 nm
Raymond Ernest Fowler Carrollton GA 35 nm
John W Scruggs Dalton GA 39 nm
Zachary Scott Kirk Newnan GA 45 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 46 nm
Hudson David Macaluso Senoia GA 51 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
Randall Hopkins Davis Cartersville GA 3 nm
Christopher Jon Cardinale Cartersville GA 3 nm
Rebecca Lynn Luther Cartersville GA 3 nm
Whitney Simone Foster Cartersville GA 3 nm
Joshua Jerome Phillips Cartersville GA 3 nm
William Jackson Howard Cartersville GA 3 nm
Andre Cordell Mccoy Cartersville GA 3 nm
Joseph Patrick Dunagan Iv Cartersville GA 3 nm
Jonathan Ross Janeway Cartersville GA 3 nm
Jon Fredric Carleton Taylorsville GA 7 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
Brooks Monroe Bullock Ii Cartersville GA 3 nm
Joseph George Demartini Cartersville GA 3 nm
Patrick John Wynn Cartersville GA 3 nm
Christopher Jon Cardinale Cartersville GA 3 nm
Timothy Lee Mullins Cartersville GA 3 nm
James Matthew Early Cartersville GA 3 nm
Patrick Thomas Hayes Cartersville GA 3 nm
Kerry Louise Jordan Estefania Cartersville GA 3 nm
Austin Thomas Allen Cartersville GA 3 nm
Thomas Mark Anselman Cartersville GA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 14 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 14 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 28 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 33 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 36 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 45 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 49 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 49 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 51 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 57 nm

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