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KW91 · Smith Mountain Lake Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KW91 FAA W91 Elev 892 ft Lat 37° 6.46' N Lon 79° 35.55' 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: 3,058 ft. Max gradient: 1.22% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 045° 3,058 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 1.22%
23 225° 3,058 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 1.22%

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 ROANOKE APP/DEP 135.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KW91 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 MIRL RWY 05/23. 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 MIRL RWY 05/23. 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 MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - 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 ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·ROA TWR SVCS AVBL AT 540-563-1307.
  • ·LNDG FEE FOR ALL ACFT OVR 5500 LBS PUBLISHED MAX GW AND ALL CHARTER FLIGHTS.
  • ·MOWING WI SAFETY AREAS OF ALL RWYS AND TWYS APR-NOV.
  • ·LNDG FEE FOR ALL TSNT ACFT.
  • ·RWY 05/23 CLSD TO LNDG ACFT MORE THAN 10000 LBS PUBLD MAX GWT. 50 YEARS OLD ASPHALT APCH SLOPE 7:1 TO DSPLCD THR BASED.
  • ·RY 05 HAS +12 FT ROAD AT THLD 100 FT R.
  • ·PWR POLE 128 FT RIGHT OF APCH 86 FT FM THLD. 24-HR SELF-SERVE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·PAUSE 1 SECOND BETWEEN CLICKS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=12

  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2020-10-14 Champion 7FC · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2018-07-05 North American AT · Loss of control · day →
2015-09-13 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-07-01 Piper PA-16 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-05-01 Cessna 182A · Stall / spin · day →
2002-03-24 Cessna 182C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2000-05-13 Piper PA-22 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-07-18 Cessna A185F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-08-15 Aeronca 7EC · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1992-07-02 Piper PA-38-112 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1992-04-05 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1992-02-20 Cessna 150D · Weather · VMC · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 22 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 26 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 26 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 33 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 53 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 56 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 58 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 62 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 66 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 77 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
Norman Carroll Allen Moneta VA 5 nm
John Charles Phillips Moneta VA 5 nm
Edwin Diaz Moneta VA 5 nm
Mariah Acree Dehli Moneta VA 5 nm
Phillip Anthony Delcore Moneta VA 5 nm
Glenn Andrew White Huddleston VA 5 nm
Andrew Ty Gardner Huddleston VA 5 nm
Leslie Jack Browning Hardy VA 6 nm
Blake Robert Kane Hardy VA 6 nm
Thomas Russell Reeder Union Hall VA 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
Edwin Diaz Moneta VA 5 nm
James Anderson Buchanan Moneta VA 5 nm
Kevin Dale Murray Moneta VA 5 nm
Mark Allen Eberstein Moneta VA 5 nm
Robert Kenneth Zion Moneta VA 5 nm
Charles Edwin Twitchell Moneta VA 5 nm
David Elliott Mellichamp Moneta VA 5 nm
Barbara Jean Welch Moneta VA 5 nm
James Joseph Mc Ardle Moneta VA 5 nm
Eric Johanan Silvers Moneta VA 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 64 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 77 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 83 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 89 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 95 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 95 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 99 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 104 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 106 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 117 nm

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