FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings 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 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.675 (913-367-1449) |
| 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 | ..-. -. -... |
| NORGE | | 316/39.1 | | 517 | | 05E | | GKB | --. -.- -... |
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: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | 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 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 16 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 16 | |
download (176KB) |
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 07-Jan-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2009 12:07:16 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2009 06:07:16 |
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| METAR |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 071153Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM OVC033 M01/M06 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP015 T10111061 10011 21028 57002
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KMCI
26nm SE | 071153Z 30007KT 10SM OVC033 M01/M06 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP014 6//// 7//// T10121058 10000 21011 53002 PNO $
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KLWC
33nm S | 071152Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP027 T10281061 11006 21033 53004
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| TAF |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 071120Z 0712/0812 31013KT P6SM OVC029 TEMPO 0712/0713 OVC035 FM071700 29010KT P6SM BKN110 FM072130 35008KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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