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SN68

Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 21-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:49	12:49
Sunrise	07:17	13:17
Sunset	17:13	23:13
Evening civil twilight	17:42	23:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2025 07:09:10
Local (UTC-6)	21-Nov-2025 01:09:10

METAR

KAAO 9nm SE	210654Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM OVC011 14/14 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE16 SLP095 P0000 T01440139
KEWK 9nm N	210656Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM BKN004 OVC007 A2983 RMK AO2 SLPNO P0001 FZRANO $
KBEC 12nm S	210655Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC010 14/14 A2983 RMK AO2 P0003 T01410141
KICT 15nm SW	210653Z 11007KT 10SM BKN010 BKN017 OVC022 15/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP090 T01500144 $
KIAB 16nm S	210655Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT009 OVC014 15/15 A2981 RMK AO2 RAB0555E0559 CIG 009V014 CIG 009 RWY01 SLP091 P0000 T01530145 $
K3AU 17nm SE	210655Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM BKN013 BKN018 OVC055 14/13 A2983 RMK AO2

TAF

KICT 15nm SW	210520Z 2106/2206 08013KT 4SM SHRA BR BKN004 OVC020 FM210630 08012KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN004 FM211000 11007KT P6SM VCSH BKN007 FM211500 21008KT P6SM BKN012 FM211700 22009KT P6SM BKN007 FM220000 34009KT P6SM BKN009
KIAB 16nm S	210200Z 2102/2208 13009KT 9000 -RA BR VCTS SCT006 BKN012 OVC030CB QNH2981INS TEMPO 2102/2108 VRB15G25KT 6000 TSRA BR BKN005 OVC012CB BECMG 2110/2111 07006KT 9000 -RA BKN005 OVC012 QNH2998INS BECMG 2120/2121 04009KT 9999 VCSH SCT005 BKN012 OVC030 QNH2996INS BECMG 2123/2124 05006KT 9999 NSW SCT007 BKN015 OVC030 QNH3003INS TX17/2102Z TN08/2123Z

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