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KFFT Capital City Airport
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: FFT
Lat/Long: 38-10-54.2341N 084-54-24.2992W
38-10.903902N 084-54.404987W
38.1817317,-84.9067498
(estimated)
Elevation: 812.3 ft. / 247.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (2015)
From city: 1 mile SW of FRANKFORT, KY
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 40601

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1954
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FFT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 119.275 (502-227-5087)
LEXINGTON APPROACH: 120.75
LEXINGTON DEPARTURE: 120.75
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.65
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 VOR/DME112.6000E
IIUr081/32.0LOUISVILLE VORTAC114.8001E
FLMr229/39.7FALMOUTH VOR/DME117.0004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GOODALL352/36.931103WDVK -.. ...- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5506 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 29 /F/C/X/T
Single wheel: 76.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Double tandem: 82.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 38-10.704342N38-11.103462N
Longitude: 084-54.921002W084-53.888972W
Elevation: 812.3 ft.783.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 064 true249 magnetic, 244 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 25 UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 66 ft. trees, 1649 ft. from runway, 384 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear57 ft. tree, 1607 ft. from runway, 311 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 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
Manager: ANTHONY ADAMS
88 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKFORT, KY 40601
Phone 502-564-0339
MANAGER'S CELL (502) 545-8111

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 60
Single engine airplanes: 43
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 7
Ultralights: 1
Military aircraft: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 107/day *
51% transient general aviation
27% local general aviation
13% military
9% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 20 June 2022

Additional Remarks

CAUTION: DANIEL BOONE HELI 1/2 NM N OF RWY 25 THR; MIL HEL TFC OPS N OF RWY.
CTC ANG OPS 42.25/139.35/226.6.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
MIL HEL USE RIGHT BASE TO RWY 25.
PVT AP WITH TURF RWY LCTD 3/4 NM NW OF RWY 07 THR.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: RWY 7 DEPG ACFT MNTN RWY HDG TO 1800 FT MSL BFR TURNING.
MILITARY: ARNG OPS - UHF FREQ 226.55

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (253KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (236KB)
LOC RWY 25   download (235KB)
VOR RWY 25   download (185KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (32KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (126KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEX - Blue Grass Airport (17 nm SE)
27K - Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (22 nm E)
0I8 - Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (31 nm E)
KBRY - Samuels Field Airport (36 nm SW)
KLOU - Bowman Field Airport (36 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0411:04
Sunrise07:3011:30
Sunset19:5923:59
Evening civil twilight20:2500:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 10:54:25
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 06:54:25
 
METAR
KFFT 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T10171039
KLEX 
17nm SE 
280954Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 00/M03 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00001033
TAF
KLEX 
17nm SE 
280520Z 2806/2906 36003KT P6SM SKC FM281200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM281700 29007KT P6SM SKC FM290000 24005KT P6SM FEW150
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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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