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K59 Amelia Earhart Airport
Atchison, Kansas, USA

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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
STJr199/26.2ST JOSEPH VORTAC115.5008E
MCIr305/26.7KANSAS CITY VORTAC113.2505E
TOPr028/31.1TOPEKA VORTAC117.8005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TARIO239/14.126004EST ... -
AMAZON210/22.623304EAZN .- --.. -.

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
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: 39-34.477267N39-33.986417N
Longitude: 095-10.855717W095-10.783150W
Elevation: 1040.0 ft.1072.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 173 true351 magnetic, 353 true
Displaced threshold: no202 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1173 ft. from runway, 279 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear15 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
    
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
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Taken in May 2005
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1112:11
Sunset19:4000:40
Evening civil twilight20:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:15:26
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 06:15:26
 
METAR
KSTJ 
17nm NE 
281053Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00171056
KMCI 
26nm SE 
281053Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00111056
KLWC 
33nm S 
281052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP212 T10331067
TAF
KSTJ 
17nm NE 
280520Z 2806/2906 18007KT P6SM FEW120 FM281600 22013G23KT P6SM SCT120 FM290000 18010KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Heartland Ag Aviation, LLC 913-426-5757
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100LL Jet A
SS $6.24 $5.95 
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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum 913-367-4217
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