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SN68

Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 316-945-8022
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (17 nm SE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr051/15.3		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr099/30.4		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2462 x 80 ft. / 750 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	37-52.954000N	37-52.548333N
Longitude:	097-18.537000W	097-18.544333W
Elevation:	1456.0 ft.	1449.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	173 magnetic, 180 true	353 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		4
Single engine airplanes:		3
Ultralights:		1

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)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	11:22
Sunrise	06:49	11:49
Sunset	20:07	01:07
Evening civil twilight	20:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 00:15:10
Local (UTC-5)	18-Apr-2024 19:15:10

METAR

KAAO 9nm SE	182354Z AUTO 01015G26KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 01030/2319 SLP188 T01390039 10144 20094 53008 $
KEWK 9nm N	182356Z AUTO 01019G25KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/2310 SLP194 60000 T01330033 10144 20083 53009
KBEC 12nm S	182355Z AUTO 36018G25KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3010 RMK AO2 T01370036 10140 20095
KICT 15nm SW	182353Z 36017G28KT 10SM FEW040 15/03 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 02033/2312 SLP185 60000 T01500033 10156 20100 53007
KIAB 16nm S	182055Z AUTO 36018G26KT 10SM OVC020 13/07 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 02030/20 SLP180 60000 T01290071 52014 $
K3AU 17nm SE	182355Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO

TAF

KICT
15nm SW

181731Z 1818/1918 36023G35KT P6SM OVC015 FM182200 01020G30KT P6SM SCT040 FM190100 01014KT P6SM FEW240 FM191000 03006KT P6SM SCT250

KIAB
16nm S

171800Z 1718/1824 16009KT 9999 SKC QNH2982INS BECMG 1719/1720 16015G23KT 9999 SKC QNH2975INS BECMG 1801/1802 18012G20KT 9999 VCTS BKN060CB OVC120 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1802/1804 20020G35KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 1803/1804 17012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC200 WS020/20045KT QNH2975INS BECMG 1806/1807 17012G18KT 9999 BKN007 OVC012 WS020/20045KT QNH2972INS BECMG 1811/1812 23020G35KT 6000 TSRA BKN008 OVC020CB QNH2978INS BECMG 1813/1814 36025G38KT 9000 -SHRA OVC010 550109 QNH2995INS BECMG 1816/1817 36020G3

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