FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K59 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-34-13.8890N / 095-10-49.1930W
39-34.231483N / 095-10.819883W
39.5705247 / -95.1803314
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1073 ft. / 327.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ATCHISON, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66002 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP 0800-DUSK, OCT-APR 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| ST JOSEPH APPROACH: | 124.7 120.35 [0600-2200] |
| ST JOSEPH DEPARTURE: | 124.7 120.35 [0600-2200] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.1 |
| WX ASOS at STJ (17 nm NE): | PHONE 816-233-0666 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RBAr142/20.2 | | ROBINSON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 04E |
| STJr199/26.2 | | ST JOSEPH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 08E |
| MCIr305/26.7 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
| TOPr028/31.1 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| RISr310/38.2 | | RIVERSIDE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMAZON | | 208/22.6 | | 233 | | 06E | | AZN | .- --.. -. |
| BRENNER | | 143/35.7 | | 404 | | 05E | | FNB | ..-. -. -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 48 ft. / 914 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL HAS NO RY END LGTS AT DEPARTURE END RWY 16. SOME EDGE LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-34.477267N | | 39-33.986417N |
| Longitude: | 095-10.855717W | | 095-10.783150W |
| Elevation: | 1040.0 ft. | | 1072.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 173 true | | 347 magnetic, 353 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 202 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. tree, 219 ft. from runway, 116 ft. right of centerline | | 44 ft. tree, 330 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
OBSTN CLNC SLOPE TO DSPLD THLD 12:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ATCHISON
515 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON, KS 66002
Phone 913-367-5560 |
| Manager: | FRANK SPATZ, FBO
16701 286TH RD
ATCHISON, KS 66002
Phone 913-367-1872
CITY MANAGER KELLY DEMERITT, ALTERNATE ROGER DENTON 913-367-0134 DAYS, 913-367-5566 EVENINGS. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES BOTH SIDES RY 16, FIRST 500 FT. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS FM GRASS WEST SIDE OF RY. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 16 | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 16 | |
download (172KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFLV - Sherman Army Airfield (17 nm SE)
KSTJ - Rosecrans Memorial Airport (17 nm NE)
KMCI - Kansas City International Airport (27 nm SE)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (34 nm S)
KFNB - Brenner Field Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in May 2005
during the EAA 967 flyin
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:26:04 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 00:26:04 |
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| METAR |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 170453Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01440078
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KMCI
26nm SE | 170453Z 22006KT 10SM SCT250 14/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01440050
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KLWC
33nm S | 170452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01060067
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| TAF |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 162320Z 170024 25008KT P6SM SKC FM1200 23007KT P6SM BKN080 FM2000 30007KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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