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KWDR · Barrow County Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID KWDR FAA WDR Elev 943 ft Lat 33° 58.97' N Lon 83° 40.04' 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: 5,202 ft. Max gradient: 0.50%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 129° 5,202 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%
31 309° 5,202 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%
05 046° 3,607 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.50%
23 226° 3,607 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.50%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.575
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 127.500
  • OPS ARNG 44.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 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 31; PAPI Rwy 05, 13, 23 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23, and twy lgts. 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 MALSR Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 05, 13, 23 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23, and twy lgts. 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 MALSR Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 05, 13, 23 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23, and twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 05, 13, 23 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23, and twy lgts—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 and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·GEORGIA 261 WINDER BARROW CO (WDR)(KWDR) P (ARNG) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N33º58.96´ W83º40.03´ 934 B NOTAM FILE WDR RWY 13–31: H5202X100 (ASPH) S–20 HIRL 0.5% up NW RWY 13: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H3607X100 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL 0.5% up SW RWY 05: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 22´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 13: TORA–5202 TODA–5202 ASDA–5100 LDA–5100 RWY 31: TORA–5202 TODA–5202 ASDA–5202 LDA–4600
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT HIRL Rwy 13–31 preset on low intst.
  • ·MILITARY—FUEL A+ (avbl 1400–2300Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1400–2200Z‡ Sat, 1600–2200Z‡ Sun, excld New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, C770–867–4001, after hr call out fee $75, 1 hr PN rqr, C770–363–4735.) (NC–100LL, A1+).
  • ·Max climb, turn out earlier if poss to minimize noise over residential areas.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡, Sat 1400–2200Z‡, Sun 1600–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 770-307-3013
  • ·AWOS–3 118.575 (770) 868–0642.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®ATLANTA APP/DEP CON 132.475 (1115–0300Z‡) ctc Atlanta Apch at 678–364–6131. ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.5 (0300–1115Z‡) ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770–210–7692.
  • ·CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta Apch at 678-346-6131, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7696.
  • ·ATHENS (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 116.95 AHN Chan 116(Y) N33º56.86´ W83º19.49´ 277º 17.2 NM to fld. 793/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 031º–047º byd 40 NM 053º–138º byd 40 NM 201º–203º byd 40 NM 237º–303º byd 40 NM 317º–331º byd 40 NM 346º–012º byd 40 NM NDB (MHW) 404 BMW N33º56.12´ W83º35.37´ 311º 4.8 NM to fld. 799/5W.
  • ·NDB unmonitored hols & daily 0100–1300Z‡.
  • ·NDB unusable: Byd 15 NM ILS/DME 111.5 I–IDR Chan 52 Rwy 31.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Ctc NG Ops 242.4.
  • ·WRENS MEML (65J) 1 N UTC–5(–4DT) N33º13.37´ W82º23.07´ 450 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 11–29: H3000X50 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL RWY 11: Ground.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-547-3000
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Augusta Apch at 706-771-1777, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·COLLIERS (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.9 IRQ Chan 86 N33º42.44´ W82º09.72´ 205º 31.1 NM to fld. 420/4W.
  • ·ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–18J IAP ATLANTA L–24I SE, 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

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

3

15.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 67,000 ops in 2005

2024 total

50,000

10-yr total

352,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 90% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

25.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.84

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=20

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-07-20 Cessna 172S · Weather · VMC · day →
2023-04-26 Cessna 177B · Weather IMC · day →
2022-03-25 Cessna 172P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-05-29 MAXSON PHIL ZODIAC CH601XL · Ground collision · day →
2020-11-06 Diamond DA40 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-10-18 Robinson R22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-03-28 Piper PA28 · Ground collision · day →
2018-10-04 Piper PA24 · Other · VMC · night →
2017-09-26 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-02-16 Beech C23 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-01-12 Piper PA-28R-180 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-07-07 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Ground collision · day →
2008-08-06 Ouzts Rodney Rutan-LongEZ · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-02-19 Aviat A-1B · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2006-08-29 Cessna 172R · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-05-03 Beech BE-65 (LF-23F) · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-09-06 Beech BE-55 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-09-07 Piper PA-30-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-08-17 Cessna 182R · Engine failure · VMC →
1987-05-27 Beech A36-TC · Stall / spin · VMC →

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
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 13 nm
Cole Carter Daum Gainsville GA 21 nm
Brendon Leon Browne Covington GA 24 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 39 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 40 nm
Daniel Emin Atlanta GA 40 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 40 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 44 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 44 nm
Mark Allen Hubbard Locust Grove GA 44 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
Jeffrey Philip Allbritten Winder GA 3 nm
Michael Francis Turner Winder GA 3 nm
Gary Duane Joyce Winder GA 3 nm
Siddhartha Dey Winder GA 3 nm
Austin Zachary Mccall Winder GA 3 nm
Brady Keith Stephens Winder GA 3 nm
Mario Lahens Winder GA 3 nm
Ronald Eugene Carroll Statham GA 3 nm
Mark Edward Lareau Statham GA 3 nm
Dennis Milton Jorgensen Jr Statham GA 3 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
Daniel Clifford Kennedy Winder GA 3 nm
Donna Ruth Shope Winder GA 3 nm
Michael Francis Turner Winder GA 3 nm
John Raymond Haertsch Winder GA 3 nm
Joseph Michael Beasley Winder GA 3 nm
John Cornelius Broyles Winder GA 3 nm
Alan Harold Carver Winder GA 3 nm
Robert Zane Cieslak Winder GA 3 nm
George Anthony Gilbert Winder GA 3 nm
John Howard Zanes Reiner Winder 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
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 0 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 0 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 0 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 15 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 17 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 19 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 24 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 46 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 48 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 55 nm

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