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SN68 Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: SN68
Lat/Long: 37-52-45.0700N 097-18-32.4400W
37-52.751167N 097-18.540667W
37.8791861,-97.3090111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1456 ft. / 444 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1990)
From city: 6 miles NE of VALLEY CENTER, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67147

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1994
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AAO (9 nm SE): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (11 nm N): 123.875 (316-283-8789)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (11 nm SE): 118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (12 nm S): 119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at ICT (15 nm SW): PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (17 nm SE): 124.175 (316-733-6696)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ICTr051/15.3WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr099/30.4HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2462 x 80 ft. / 750 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-52.954000N37-52.548333N
Longitude: 097-18.537000W097-18.544333W
Elevation: 1456.0 ft.1449.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 173 magnetic, 180 true353 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 500 ft.no
Obstructions: 25 ft. pline, marked, 25 ft. from runway
BALLS ON PLINE
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BRADLEY K SMISOR
2321 E 109 NORTH
VALLEY CENTER, KS 67147
Phone 316-755-3222
Manager: L. DUANE LIFE
621 STONE CREEK DRIVE
NEWTON, KS 67114
Phone 316-282-2566

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SN68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (9 nm SE)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (11 nm N)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (11 nm SE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (12 nm S)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (14 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (15 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (15 nm S)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
K50 - Cook Airfield (20 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5810:58
Sunrise06:2711:27
Sunset20:2501:25
Evening civil twilight20:5401:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2025 02:16:11
Local (UTC-5)  08-May-2025 21:16:11
 
METAR
KAAO 
9nm SE 
090154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01940106
KEWK 
9nm N 
090156Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM FEW055 17/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01670133
KBEC 
12nm S 
090155Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3010 RMK AO2 T01930107
KICT 
15nm SW 
090153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 FEW200 19/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01940094
KIAB 
16nm S 
090155Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02070121
K3AU 
17nm SE 
090155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3011 RMK AO2
TAF
KICT 
15nm SW 
082020Z 0820/0918 03010KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM090100 35003KT P6SM FEW150 FM091700 03010KT P6SM FEW250
KIAB 
16nm S 
082030Z 0820/0924 04010G17KT 9999 VCSH BKN045 QNH3005INS TEMPO 0821/0901 VCTS BKN045CB BECMG 0900/0901 02005KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3007INS BECMG 0915/0916 04012G18KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3017INS TX25/0821Z TN12/0912Z
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