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SN68

Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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-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 26-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	10:38
Sunrise	06:10	11:10
Sunset	20:54	01:54
Evening civil twilight	21:26	02:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jun-2026 14:57:48
Local (UTC-5)	26-Jun-2026 09:57:48

METAR

KAAO 9nm SE	261454Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC011 23/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02280206 53011
KEWK 9nm N	261439Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM OVC010 22/ A2994 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 $
KBEC 12nm S	261435Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM OVC010 23/21 A2993 RMK AO2 P0001 T02270213
KICT 15nm SW	261453Z 31005KT 10SM OVC012 23/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02330211 53014 $
KIAB 16nm S	261339Z 36006KT 10SM BKN008 BKN075 23/21 A2989 RMK AO2A CIG 008V070 SLP112
K3AU 17nm SE	261435Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC011 23/20 A2993 RMK AO2

TAF

KICT 15nm SW	261324Z 2613/2712 35007KT P6SM SCT004 BKN008 TEMPO 2613/2617 BKN004 FM261800 03007KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015 FM262200 10006KT P6SM SCT050
KIAB 16nm S	261415Z 2614/2716 34006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN070 OVC150 QNH2983INS TEMPO 2614/2617 BKN007 BECMG 2620/2621 03006KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2989INS BECMG 2705/2706 13012KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2707/2710 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA BKN007 OVC012CB BECMG 2710/2711 14010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN060 QNH2985INS TX28/2621Z TN22/2614Z

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