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Ness City Municipal Airport
Ness City, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	48K
Lat/Long:	38-28-25.5250N 099-54-32.8280W 38-28.425417N 099-54.547133W 38.4737569,-99.9091189 (estimated)
Elevation:	2321.6 ft. / 707.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08E (1990)
From city:	1 mile N of NESS CITY, KS
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	67560

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1955
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ICT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35, PAPI RWY 17 & 35, MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT:	118.575 (785-261-2002)

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) 124.4/322.4 (RUSSELL RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HYSr223/37.2		HAYS VORTAC		110.40		10E
DDCr359/37.7		DODGE CITY VORTAC		108.20		08E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m

Surface:

concrete, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 12 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

38-28.754870N

38-28.095953N

Longitude:

099-54.547808W

099-54.546447W

Elevation:

2321.6 ft.

2287.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

172 magnetic, 180 true

352 magnetic, 360 true

Declared distances:

TORA:4000 TODA:4000 ASDA:4000 LDA:4000

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF NESS CITY 208 W MAIN ST, BOX 419 NESS CITY, KS 67560 Phone 785-798-2229
Manager:	TRAVIS SNYDER CITY BLDG 208 W MAIN ST, BOX 419 NESS CITY, KS 67560 Phone 785-798-5808

Additional Remarks

-	PUBLIC PHONE AVBL 785-798-2702.
-	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (183KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (357KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

K79 - Jetmore Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
0H1 - Trego Wakeeney Airport (32 nm N)
KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (37 nm NE)
1QK - Gove County Airport (37 nm NW)
KLQR - Larned-Pawnee County Airport (42 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:19	13:19
Sunrise	07:47	13:47
Sunset	17:59	23:59
Evening civil twilight	18:27	00:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Feb-2026 04:44:28
Local (UTC-6)	31-Jan-2026 22:44:28

METAR

KHYS 38nm NE	010356Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM FEW070 M07/M12 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP296 T10721122 FZRANO $
KLQR 42nm E	010435Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM SCT090 M09/M13 A3031 RMK AO2
KDDC 43nm S	010352Z AUTO 15006KT 8SM CLR M08/M12 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP293 T10781122 $
KTQK 46nm W	010435Z AUTO 22008KT 7SM CLR M06/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 T10571071
KGBD 50nm E	010356Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM BKN095 M08/M12 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP306 T10831122 FZRANO $

TAF

KHYS 38nm NE	311720Z 3118/0118 17011KT P6SM OVC070 FM010200 19010KT P6SM SCT120
KDDC 43nm S	311720Z 3118/0118 18011KT P6SM SCT100 FM010000 18013G23KT P6SM FEW160

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