FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 |
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| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (236KB) |
| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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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 |
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Times for 30-Apr-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Apr-2025 11:23:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Apr-2025 06:23:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KTOP | 301053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01280111
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KFOE
8nm S | 301053Z 03005KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01220111
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KLWC
19nm E | 301052Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2994 RMK AO1 SLP135 T01220106
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| TAF |
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| KTOP | 300848Z 3009/0106 09006KT P6SM SCT250 FM301200 13006KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 3012/3016 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM301600 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM302100 14006KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 3021/3024 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025
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KFOE
8nm S | 300848Z 3009/0106 09006KT P6SM SCT250 FM301200 13006KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC012 TEMPO 3013/3016 6SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM301600 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN012 FM302100 14006KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 3021/3024 5SM -SHRA BR BKN022
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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