FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 |
| 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 | ..-. -. -... |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 01:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:39:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 12:39:45 |
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| METAR |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 041653Z 21007KT 10SM SCT014 OVC029 25/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02500217 $
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KMCI
26nm SE | 041653Z 20006KT 10SM OVC025 24/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02440222 $
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KLWC
33nm S | 041652Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM BKN033 OVC043 27/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02670211
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 041426Z 0414/0512 15005KT P6SM SCT022 BKN080 FM041700 32003KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 0417/0419 5SM BR BKN020 FM041900 35014KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 0422/0502 BKN015 FM050200 36004KT 5SM BR BKN008 TEMPO 0508/0512 3SM BR OVC005
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| NOTAMs |
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