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KFFT Capital City Airport
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FFT
Lat/Long: 38-10-55.0333N / 084-54-22.0078W
38-10.917222N / 084-54.366797W
38.1819537 / -84.9061133
(estimated)
Elevation: 806 ft. / 246 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1995)
From city: 1 mile SW of FRANKFORT, KY
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 40601

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1954
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FFT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
Pattern altitude: 1802 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24, PAPI RY 06 & 24, REIL RYS 06 & 24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 119.275 (502-227-5087)
LEXINGTON APPROACH: 120.75
LEXINGTON DEPARTURE: 120.75
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.1
ANG-OPNS: 139.35 226.6 42.25FM
WX ASOS at LEX (17 nm SE): PHONE 859-281-5700

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFT at fieldFRANKFORT VOR109.4003W
HYKr302/24.2LEXINGTON VORTAC112.6000E
IIUr081/32.0LOUISVILLE VORTAC114.8001E
BQMr096/35.9BOWMAN VOR/DME112.2001W
FLMr229/39.6FALMOUTH VOR/DME117.0004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SPRINGFIELD028/36.442903WIKY .. -.- -.--
GOODALL353/36.931103WDVK -.. ...- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 5905 x 100 ft. / 1800 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 44.0
Double wheel: 51.0
Double tandem: 82.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 38-10.702000N38-11.132443N
Longitude: 084-54.919333W084-53.814260W
Elevation: 805.7 ft.785.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 067 magnetic, 064 true247 magnetic, 244 true
Declared distances: TORA:5500 TODA:5500 ASDA:5500 LDA:5500TORA:5900 TODA:5900 ASDA:5900 LDA:5900
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear70 ft. pole, lighted, 2200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
90 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, KY 40601
Phone 502-564-3714
ARPT MANAGER - JAY VEDELLI
Manager: JAY VEDELLI
CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT
FRANKFORT, KY 40601
Phone 502-564-3714

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Helicopters: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 94/day *
56% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
9% air taxi
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 08 March 2007

Additional Remarks

A23 MILITARY HELICOPTERS USE RIGHT BASE TO RWY 24.
USE CAUTION: UNCONTROLLED MIL HEL TFC NORTH OF RWY 06/24.
RWY 06 DEPS MAINTAIN RWY HDG TIL REACHING 1000' AGL BEFORE MAKING TURN ON COURSE.
DANIEL BOONE HELI LCTD 1/2 NM NORTH OF RY 24 THR.
PLINE 742' FM RY 24 END LGTD.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (217KB)
LOC RWY 24   download (232KB)
VOR RWY 24   download (143KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEX - Blue Grass Airport (17 nm SE)
27K - Georgetown Scott County Airport-Marshall Field (22 nm E)
KBRY - Samuels Field Airport (36 nm SW)
KLOU - Bowman Field Airport (36 nm W)
6I2 - Lebanon-Springfield Airport (37 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KFFT (Capital City Airport)
Photo by John Cowlishaw.
Photo taken 27-Apr-2009
of Runway 24.

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KFFT (Capital City Airport)
 
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From to KFFT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset17:3322:33
Evening civil twilight18:0023:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 04:05:08
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 23:05:08
 
METAR
KFFT 090353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00780044 $
KLEX 
17nm SE 
090354Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01110039 $
TAF
KLEX 
17nm SE 
082330Z 0900/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091800 15007KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Capital City Airport UNICOM 122.80
502-564-3714
[web site]
[email]
Capital City Airport is a public all weather facility owned & operated by the Capital City Airport Division, Department of Aviation, Commonwealth of Kentucky, in support of State, Military and Civilian flight operations. The Airport Entrance is two blocks West of the intersection of U.S.Hwy 60 and U.S.Hwy 127 on U.S.60 1 mile SW of Frankfort, KY.
 
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Shell
100LL Jet A
FS $4.34 $3.46 
SS $4.14 $3.21 
 Updated 03-Nov-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Capital City Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Capital City Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KFFT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT FRANKFORT 5.1 89-90
 

Other hotels near Capital City Airport

Miles Price ($)
LEXINGTON-DAYS INN FRANKFORT 0.8 68-80
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 0.8 64-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES FRANKFORT 1.2 98-119
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL 2.1 81-99
BLUEGRASS INN 4.5 72
BEST WESTERN PARKSIDE INN 5.1 80-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Capital City Airport

7 in Frankfort
4 in Shelbyville
12 in Georgetown
 

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Other Pages about Capital City Airport

cca.ky.gov
 
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