FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K59 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-34-13.8890N 095-10-49.1930W
39-34.231483N 095-10.819883W
39.5705247,-95.1803314
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1073 ft. / 327.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2020) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ATCHISON, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66002 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1952 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 123.675 (913-367-1449) |
| ST JOSEPH APPROACH: | 124.7 120.35 |
| ST JOSEPH DEPARTURE: | 124.7 120.35 |
| WX ASOS at STJ (17 nm NE): | 125.05 (816-233-0666) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| STJr199/26.2 | | ST JOSEPH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 08E |
| MCIr305/26.7 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
| TOPr028/31.1 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TARIO | | 239/14.1 | | 260 | | 04E | | ST | ... - |
| AMAZON | | 210/22.6 | | 233 | | 04E | | AZN | .- --.. -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
A+:24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 48 ft. / 914 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/C/Y/U | | Single wheel: | 17.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
RWY 16/34 NSTD LIRL; RY END LGTS AT DEP END RY 16 ARE NOT SPLIT LENSES. SOME EDGE LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| Operational restrictions: | LN OF SIGHT OBSTD BTWN RWY ENDS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-34.477267N | | 39-33.986417N |
| Longitude: | 095-10.855717W | | 095-10.783150W |
| Elevation: | 1040.0 ft. | | 1072.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 173 true | | 351 magnetic, 353 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 202 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1173 ft. from runway, 279 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 287 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
OBSTN CLNC SLOPE TO DSPLD THLD 50:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ATCHISON
515 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON, KS 66002
Phone 913-367-5500 |
| Manager: | CLINTON MCNEMEE
515 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON, KS 66002
Phone 913-426-0311
ALT PH NUMBER 913-568-3819. |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPNS FM GRASS WEST SIDE OF RWY. |
| - | A HEAVY CROPDUSTING OPS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY APCH AT 816-329-2710. |
| - | CTN - ROAD AND TREES 15 - 55 FT AGL; 302 - 438 FT FM RWY 34 THLD; 0-225 FT L AND R. |
| - | (CONTACT TITLE) INTERIM CITY MGR BECKY BERGER, ALTN CLINTON MCNEMEE 913-367-5561. |
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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFLV - Sherman Army Airfield (17 nm SE)
KSTJ - Rosecrans Memorial Airport (17 nm NE)
KMCI - Kansas City International Airport (27 nm SE)
KLWC - Lawrence Regional Airport (34 nm S)
KFNB - Brenner Field Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in May 2005
during the EAA 967 flyin
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2024
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2024 22:51:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2024 16:51:00 |
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| METAR |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 212153Z 31015KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 31026/2107 SLP231 T00721033
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KMCI
26nm SE | 212153Z 32014G22KT 10SM FEW250 06/M04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP223 T00611039
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KLWC
33nm S | 212152Z AUTO 31013G23KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3021 RMK AO1 SLP234 T00781033
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| TAF |
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KSTJ
17nm NE | 211722Z 2118/2218 32016G20KT P6SM FEW030 FM212300 34008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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