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T73 · Kirk Air Base

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID T73 Elev 578 ft Lat 34° 40.46' N Lon 80° 40.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,400 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05W — 4,400 ft 300 ft Water No —
23W — 4,400 ft 300 ft Water No —
16W — 3,000 ft 300 ft Water No —
34W — 3,000 ft 300 ft Water No —
15 — 2,600 ft 40 ft ASPH-F No —
33 — 2,600 ft 40 ft ASPH-F No —
11W — 2,245 ft 600 ft Water No —
29W — 2,245 ft 600 ft Water No —

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·RY 15 HAS 30 FT DROP AT THLD.
  • ·RY 33 HAS 10 FT DROP AT THLD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
  • ·CHANGE ELEV FOR SEAPLANE BASE RYS 05W/23W; 16W/34W; 11W/29W TO 550E. & 11W/29W & 16W/34W - WATERLANES ARE NOT MARKED - LENGTHS CHANGE WITH WATER LEVELS - CONTACT AMGR AND CHECK NOTAMS.
  • ·RUNWAY -15/33 - END - 33- 58.
  • ·CLOSE-IN OBSTRUCTION 46 FEET ABOVE RWY; 46 FEET FROM RWY END; 77 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE FOR LIRL RY 15/33 CALL 803-286-8800.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1998-09-24 Piper PA 22-150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 20 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 21 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 23 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 24 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 24 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 25 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 40 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 42 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 43 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 43 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
Douglas Edward Oates Elgin SC 2 nm
John Andrew Humphries Elgin SC 2 nm
David Scott Hunter Elgin SC 2 nm
Brendon Mcintyre Gari Elgin SC 2 nm
Mitchell Chase Ferrario Elgin SC 2 nm
Shannon William Norton Heath Springs SC 5 nm
Christopher Mccrea Bader Lancaster SC 6 nm
James Benjamin Kirk Lancaster SC 6 nm
Edward Charles Lee Jr Lancaster SC 6 nm
Glenn Michael Davis Lancaster SC 6 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
Douglas Edward Oates Elgin SC 2 nm
Marty Marino Coleman Elgin SC 2 nm
Caleb Matthew Kinzler Elgin SC 2 nm
Carey Franklin Smith Ii Elgin SC 2 nm
Michael Joseph Thorne Elgin SC 2 nm
Jason John Saledas Elgin SC 2 nm
Scott James Shook Elgin SC 2 nm
Gerald Henry Nicklow Elgin SC 2 nm
Robert Edward Hicks Elgin SC 2 nm
Kevin Anselmo Liebert Elgin SC 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 35 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 43 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 44 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 45 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 51 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 59 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 67 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 75 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 91 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 95 nm

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