FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | TOP |
Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.7628N 095-37-20.5533W 39-04.129380N 095-37.342555W 39.0688230,-95.6223759 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 18 & 31; VASI RWY 18 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 118.7 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-274-8258) |
TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 785-234-2602. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 19 /F/C/Y/U | Single wheel: | 50.0 | Double wheel: | 72.0 | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | 107 ft. tree, 2476 ft. from runway, 920 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. tree, 340 ft. from runway, 410 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 23 /F/C/Y/U | Single wheel: | 60.0 | Double wheel: | 80.0 | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 35 ft. trees, 658 ft. from runway, 313 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Additional Remarks
- | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (305KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (235KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (248KB) |
LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (267KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (54KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (213KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (37 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Apr-2025 12:21:54 |
Local (UTC-5) | 09-Apr-2025 07:21:54 |
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METAR |
KTOP | 091153Z 24012G24KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP096 T01500028 10156 20144 53002
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KFOE 8nm S | 091153Z 20017G25KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/1127 SLP089 T01390028 10144 20133 58001 $
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KLWC 19nm E | 091152Z AUTO 22013G18KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2984 RMK AO1 SLP100 T01390033 10150 20128 56004
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TAF |
KTOP | 091120Z 0912/1012 21008G15KT P6SM BKN210 WS020/24050KT FM091400 21010G24KT P6SM BKN190 FM091700 32010KT P6SM BKN220 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW230 PROB30 1003/1004 4SM -SHRA OVC025
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KFOE 8nm S | 091120Z 0912/1012 20013G21KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/23050KT FM091400 21015G28KT P6SM BKN200 FM091700 32012KT P6SM BKN200 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW230 PROB30 1003/1004 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM100400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT240
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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