FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.7628N 095-37-20.5533W
39-04.129380N 095-37.342555W
39.0688230,-95.6223759
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 18 & 31; VASI RWY 18 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-274-8258) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 785-234-2602. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/19 /F/C/Y/U | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 107 ft. tree, 2476 ft. from runway, 920 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. tree, 340 ft. from runway, 410 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/23 /F/C/Y/U | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 35 ft. trees, 658 ft. from runway, 313 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH.
FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66619-1446
Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON
FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66619
Phone 785-862-2362 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (292KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (236KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (256KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (213KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (37 nm E)
KFLV - Sherman Army Airfield (37 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Oct-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Oct-2026 23:05:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Oct-2026 18:05:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KTOP | 012253Z 36018G28KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR SCT029 BKN050 OVC065 18/17 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 01028/2253 SLP138 P0070 T01780172
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KFOE
8nm S | 012253Z 01016G26KT 6SM RA BR SCT009 OVC042 18/17 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 36027/2213 SLP134 P0011 T01780172 $
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KLWC
19nm E | 012252Z AUTO 02012G24KT 4SM -RA BR FEW012 SCT027 OVC039 18/18 A2992 RMK AO1 SLP128 P0003 T01830178
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| TAF |
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| KTOP | 012032Z 0121/0218 03013G23KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 0121/0124 2SM RA BR BKN008 FM020000 02012G20KT 6SM -RA BKN012 OVC040 FM020600 03010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN090
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KFOE
8nm S | 012032Z 0121/0218 03015G25KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN012 OVC030 TEMPO 0121/0124 2SM RA BR BKN006 FM020000 02013G20KT 5SM -RA BKN010 OVC040 FM020600 03012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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