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SN68

Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	SN68
Lat/Long:	37-52-45.0700N 097-18-32.4400W 37-52.751167N 097-18.540667W 37.8791861,-97.3090111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1456 ft. / 444 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1990)
From city:	6 miles NE of VALLEY CENTER, KS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	67147

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1994
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AAO (9 nm SE):	134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (11 nm N):	123.875 (316-283-8789)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (11 nm SE):	118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (12 nm S):	119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at ICT (15 nm SW):	PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (17 nm SE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr051/15.3		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr099/30.4		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2462 x 80 ft. / 750 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	37-52.954000N	37-52.548333N
Longitude:	097-18.537000W	097-18.544333W
Elevation:	1456.0 ft.	1449.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	173 magnetic, 180 true	353 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	no
Obstructions:	25 ft. pline, marked, 25 ft. from runway BALLS ON PLINE	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRADLEY K SMISOR 2321 E 109 NORTH VALLEY CENTER, KS 67147 Phone 316-755-3222
Manager:	L. DUANE LIFE 621 STONE CREEK DRIVE NEWTON, KS 67114 Phone 316-282-2566

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SN68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (9 nm SE)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (11 nm N)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (11 nm SE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (12 nm S)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (14 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (15 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (15 nm S)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
K50 - Cook Airfield (20 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	11:32
Sunrise	06:59	11:59
Sunset	20:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	20:28	01:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Apr-2026 15:14:00
Local (UTC-5)	12-Apr-2026 10:14:00

METAR

KAAO 9nm SE	121454Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM BKN009 OVC015 18/17 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB24E36 SLP101 P0000 60002 T01830172 58010 $
KEWK 9nm N	121456Z AUTO 18016KT 10SM BKN009 18/ A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012 SLP098 60002 T0178 58010 $
KBEC 12nm S	121455Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM OVC007 18/18 A2986 RMK AO2 T01800180
KICT 15nm SW	121453Z 19012KT 10SM -RA SCT010 BKN022 OVC100 18/17 A2984 RMK AO2 CIG 018V031 SLP096 P0000 60002 T01830172 58010
KIAB 16nm S	121155Z 20014KT 10SM -RA FEW010 SCT055 18/17 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP111 P0009 60014 T01810169 10207 20180 55001 PWINO $
K3AU 17nm SE	121455Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM -RA OVC008 18/16 A2986 RMK AO2 P0001

TAF

KICT 15nm SW	121141Z 1212/1312 18014KT 5SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC030 FM121400 19016G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM121700 19017G26KT P6SM BKN045 FM122000 18014G23KT P6SM FEW250
KIAB 16nm S	121000Z 1210/1316 21015G25KT 8000 -SHRA FEW007 OVC020 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1211/1214 4800 -SHRA VCTS BKN007CB BECMG 1214/1215 18012G22KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH2981INS BECMG 1217/1218 18015G25KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH2974INS BECMG 1300/1301 18010G15KT 9999 FEW250 WS020/21040KT QNH2979INS TX26/1222Z TN17/1213Z

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