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Kidwell Airport

1L4 · Cal Nev Ari, Nevada · Clark County · map

Kidwell Airport is a public-use airport owned by Kidwell Airport LLC in Cal Nev Ari, Nevada, 2,602 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,140 feet of sand.

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What is the airport code for Kidwell Airport?

Its FAA code is 1L4.

Where is Kidwell Airport?

It is in Cal Nev Ari, Nevada, 2,602 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Kidwell Airport?

Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,140 feet long, sand.

Does Kidwell Airport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Kidwell Airport?

6 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA 1L4
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Owner
Kidwell Airport LLC
Elevation
2,602 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
around the clock
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Phoenix sectional
Magnetic variation
14E

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1634N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
16/344,140 × 65 ftSand, goodLow-intensity lights
  • Runway 16: fence 5 ft high 10 ft from the end
  • Runway 34: road 15 ft high 560 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
none at the field, as reported
Parking
tie-downs
Also here
flight instruction

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Laughlin/Bullhead International (18 nm southeast), Sun Valley Airport (24 nm southeast), Needles Airport (35 nm south), Jean Airport (35 nm northwest).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Laughlin/Bullhead International (18 nm southeast), Sun Valley Airport (24 nm southeast), Needles Airport (35 nm south), Jean Airport (35 nm northwest).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Residential airpark.
  • Runway lights activate via the common traffic frequency 122.9; 7 key the microphone; available 24 hours.
  • Pattern traffic use ctn: 80 feet unlighted pole 500 feet east of runway 34 threshold penetrates trsn area; 7:1 ocs to runway alg hwy.
  • NON-STD, pcl installed in some TD areas.
  • 70 feet tower 350 feet L of centerline adjacent to threshold.
  • Tires indc dsrd TD points, addnl markings and cones added for flight training purposes.
  • Tires indc dsrd TD points, addnl markings and cones added for flight training purposes.
  • Tires used to mark TD points.
  • Tires used to mark TD points.
  • Packed sand and gravel; edges and ends soft sand in dry conditions; edges burmed with 12 - 36 in soil; 5 feet brush in runway safety area and up to edges.
  • West taxiway not mntnd; large rocks and 6 feet brush on edges; use at your own risk.
  • Ctn: automobile traffic on runway.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

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Arrivals and departures, last hour

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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Cal Nev Ari from the FAA register

12 aircraft are registered to owners in Cal Nev Ari, Nevada: 12 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 37 training center evaluators, 5 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

All 67 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal

2023-04-11WPR23FA153 · Mullins David J JR Glastar N8488 · accident · 2 killed

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.