Thayer Memorial
42M · Thayer, Missouri · Oregon County · map
Thayer Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of Thayer, 2 miles west of Thayer, Missouri, 808 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,200 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Thayer Memorial?
Its FAA code is 42M.
Where is Thayer Memorial?
It is 2 miles west of Thayer, Missouri, 808 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Thayer Memorial?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,200 feet long, asphalt.
Does Thayer Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thayer Memorial?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 42M
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Thayer
- Elevation
- 808 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,200 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 09: trees 57 ft high 225 ft from the end
- Runway 27: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 31 ft high 235 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Sharp County Regional (15 nm south), West Plains Regional (27 nm northwest), Melbourne Muni/John E Miller Field (30 nm southwest), Pocahontas Municipal (34 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Sharp County Regional (15 nm south), Salem Airport (16 nm southwest), Horseshoe Bend Airport (20 nm southwest), West Plains Regional (27 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 Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Rotating beacon out of service indefinitely.
- Wild animals on runway at early and late hours.
- To activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 key 122.9 5 times.
- Runway 09/27 non-standard low-intensity runway lights; runway edge and thld lights placed 15 feet off edges of pavement.
- +1-15 feet brush 0-10 feet from runway end 75 feet L, +1-3 feet gnd 50-95 feet from runway end 40-125 feet R.
- Runway 27 +1 feet fence 20 feet from runway end L/R; 1-21 feet fence and brush 65-80 feet from runway end L/R.
- Ntsd runway safety areas beyond each runway end and along runway edges; runway 09 end incorrect terrain gradients and brush; runway 27 end brush, trees, fence and posts. Tall brush along pavement edges.
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 Thayer from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Thayer, Missouri: 4 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 Missouri.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Joseph Lawrence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Batesville, AR (48 nm) · (870) 206-4360 · [email protected]
All 3 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).
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, 0 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Thayer 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,812 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/42M.json.
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 28, 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.