Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional
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Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional is a public-use airport owned by Marion-Crittenden City Apt Board, 1 mile southwest of Marion, Kentucky, 653 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 25 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,300 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional?
Its FAA code is GDA, and its ICAO code is KGDA.
Where is Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional?
It is 1 mile southwest of Marion, Kentucky, 653 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional?
3 pilot examiners and 4 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 GDA · ICAO KGDA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Marion-Crittenden City Apt Board
- Elevation
- 653 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 42 ft high 703 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Gda and aWOS-3P | 118.15 | |
| Paducah and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 270-965-4877.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Sturgis Municipal (14 nm northeast), Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (22 nm southwest), Madisonville Regional (34 nm east).
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 Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 7 and 25; PAPI runway 7 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway condition - amgr.
- Crittenden county hosp helicopter 1 NM southeast.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,300, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,050 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,575 |
| general aviation, local | 2,625 |
| military | 1,050 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Marion from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Marion, Kentucky: 14 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Ryan Hobby private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Henderson, KY (35 nm) · (812) 589-9339 · [email protected]
- Stephen Paul Colson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Midwest Aviation Services, Inc. · Mayfield, KY (41 nm) · (618) 203-0430 · [email protected]
- Steven Charles Goetz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Marion, IL (50 nm) · (618) 977-5640 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Marion 16 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- Johnson James C 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,985 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GDA.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.