FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 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 |
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 |
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. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | 68% | local general aviation | 31% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 27 September 2022 | |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (181KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 11:15:26 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Mar-2024 06:15:26 |
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METAR |
KSTJ 17nm NE | 281053Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00171056
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KMCI 26nm SE | 281053Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00111056
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KLWC 33nm S | 281052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP212 T10331067
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TAF |
KSTJ 17nm NE | 280520Z 2806/2906 18007KT P6SM FEW120 FM281600 22013G23KT P6SM SCT120 FM290000 18010KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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