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).
Weather right now KGDA · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGDA 062155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A3001 RMK AO2 T02420067
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.