FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 |
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| FFT at field | | FRANKFORT VOR | | 109.40 | | 03W |
| HYKr302/24.2 | | LEXINGTON VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 00E |
| IIUr081/32.0 | | LOUISVILLE VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 01E |
| BQMr096/35.9 | | BOWMAN VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 01W |
| FLMr229/39.6 | | FALMOUTH VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SPRINGFIELD | | 028/36.4 | | 429 | | 03W | | IKY | .. -.- -.-- |
| GOODALL | | 353/36.9 | | 311 | | 03W | | DVK | -.. ...- -.- |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-10.702000N | | 38-11.132443N |
| Longitude: | 084-54.919333W | | 084-53.814260W |
| Elevation: | 805.7 ft. | | 785.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 064 true | | 247 magnetic, 244 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5500 TODA:5500 ASDA:5500 LDA:5500 | | TORA:5900 TODA:5900 ASDA:5900 LDA:5900 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 70 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 |
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| 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Cowlishaw.
Photo taken 27-Apr-2009
of Runway 24.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Capital City Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 20:28:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 15:28:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFT | 091953Z AUTO 26008KT 6SM HZ BKN012 OVC018 00/M03 A2973 RMK AO2 SNE33 SLP074 P0000 T00001028
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KLEX
17nm SE | 092000Z 27012KT 3SM -SN BR OVC007 M01/M02 A2973 RMK AO2 CIG 004V010 P0000 $
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KLEX
17nm SE | 091720Z 0918/1018 32005KT 4SM -SN BR OVC006 FM091900 32006KT P6SM OVC015 FM092200 26012G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC010 FM100300 26014G25KT 3SM -SN OVC010 FM101300 30018G28KT 6SM -SN BR OVC015
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