FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | FLV |
Lat/Long: | 39-22-03.2720N 094-54-51.6230W 39-22.054533N 094-54.860383W 39.3675756,-94.9143397 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 771 ft. / 235.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles N of FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 66027 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 05/1941 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | M-F 0730-1630 (MIL), ALL 0900-1800 (GA) LIMITED SCV OT AND FED HOL. RSTD-MILITARY RAMP 24 HOUR PPR, CALL DSN 552-6041/39/41 OR C913-684-6041/39/41. |
Pattern altitude: | 1469 ft. MSL TPA: ROTARY WING 698 FT AGL, TURBINE FIXED WING ACFT 1028 FT AGL. |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWYS 16 & 34; HIRL RWY 16/34; & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 126.2 |
KANSAS CITY APPROACH: | 124.7 |
KANSAS CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.7 |
BRAYMER STAR: | 120.95 |
JHAWK STAR: | 120.95 |
TYGER STAR: | 120.95 |
WX ASOS at MCI (10 nm SE): | PHONE 816-329-2808 |
WX AWOS-3PT at K59 (17 nm NW): | 123.675 (913-367-1449) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MCIr296/9.6 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
TOPr060/32.6 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
STJr171/35.6 | | ST JOSEPH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 08E |
ANXr287/40.0 | | NAPOLEON VORTAC | | 115.15 | | 07E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
AMAZON | | 177/31.0 | | 233 | | 04E | | AZN | .- --.. -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ 100LL:MIL FUEL JET A ONLY AVBL 1330-2230Z. 24 HR PPR. SVC OTR TIMES FOR CODE 4 & ABV. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 5318 x 102 ft. / 1621 x 31 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 39-22.464550N | | 39-21.644517N |
Longitude: | 094-55.058967W | | 094-54.661800W |
Elevation: | 770.6 ft. | | 766.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 159 true | | 335 magnetic, 339 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5518 TODA:5518 ASDA:5518 LDA:5318 | | TORA:5518 TODA:5518 ASDA:5913 LDA:5518 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 19 ft. berm, 780 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | 7 ft. road, 273 ft. from runway, 256 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army U.S. ARMY AIRFIELD/CIVILIAN RAMP LEASED TO CITY. |
Owner: | U S ARMY, ARMY AVIATION DIV DIR OF PLANS, TRNG & OPS, 290 GRANT AVE., UNIT 3 FT LEAVENWORTH, KS 66027-1254 Phone 913-684-6040 FAX: 913-684-6043. |
Manager: | AIRFIELD OPS 1000 CHIEF JOSEPH LOOP FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS 66027-1254 Phone 913-684-6040 ALT: 913-684-6039; FAX: 913-684-6040; FOR GENERAL AVIATION CONTACT CITY OF LEAVENWORTH AIRPORT OFFICE, PHONE 913-651-0111, FAX: 913-682-1592. |
Additional Remarks
- | RSTD: NO HAZARDOUS CARGO PAD. |
- | RSTD: MILITARY RAMP 24 HOUR PPR, CALL DSN 552-6041 OR C913-684-6041. |
- | +19 FT LGTD LEVEE 780 FT FROM AER 16, OB (PVT ROAD ON TOP OF +9 FT LEVEE). |
- | MISC: CLASS E ASP EFF 1230-0030Z, MON-FRI, EXCEPT HOLS OTHER TIMES CLASS G. |
- | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY APCH AT 816-329-2710. |
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RY. |
- | GA RAMP ATTENDED 1500-0000Z++, CALL 913-651-0111. FUEL AVBL 1500-0200Z++ AND AFT HRS BY REQ. JOINT USE AIRFIELD, FBO ATTENDED MON-FRI 1500-0000Z++; |
- | POTENTIAL BIRD HAZARD ON & NEAR RY EARLY MORNING & EVENING. |
- | NUMEROUS MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT OCT-APR. |
- | MISC: BASE OPS 0730-1630L MON-FRI, EXC HOL; OT CODE 4 AND ABV BY PPR. AIRFIELD CONDITIONS UNMONITORED AND UNREPORTED OUTSIDE OF POSTED OPERATING HOURS. NO TRAN ALERT, LAVATORY SVC OR DE-ICE CAPABILITY. ALL ACFT WITH CODE 4 VIP OR ABV CTC SHERMAN BASE OPS (126.2) AT LEAST 20 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. |
- | MISC: CIV ACFT ON NON-GOVT BUS USE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH RAMP C913-651-0111 ON S END OF FLD OPR 0900-1800L. |
- | CALM WIND USE RY 16. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRAYMER EIGHT **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (342KB) |
JHAWK EIGHT | |
download (218KB) |
TYGER SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (286KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (210KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CHIEF NINE | |
download (180KB) |
LAKES FIVE | |
download (235KB) |
RACER EIGHT | |
download (222KB) |
ROYAL TWO | |
download (202KB) |
TIFTO EIGHT | |
download (156KB) |
WILDCAT SIX | |
download (199KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMCI - Kansas City International Airport (10 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (17 nm NW)
KMKC - Charles B Wheeler Downtown Airport (21 nm SE)
KSTJ - Rosecrans Memorial Airport (24 nm N)
KLWC - Lawrence Regional Airport (26 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Sep-2017
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Jan-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
Sunset | | 17:33 | | 23:33 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jan-2025 11:07:16 |
Local (UTC-6) | 27-Jan-2025 05:07:16 |
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METAR |
KMCI 9nm SE | 271053Z 23006KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP257 T10781111
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TAF |
KMCI 9nm SE | 270520Z 2706/2806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM271600 25014G21KT P6SM SKC FM272300 23012KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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