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K59 Amelia Earhart Airport

Atchison, KS · 2 miles W of ATCHISON, KS

Public Non-towered Publicly-owned

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Location & operations

Elevation: 1073.0 ft
Coordinates: 39-34-13.8890N 095-10-49.1930W
Lat / Long: 39.5705247, -95.1803314
Mag. variation: 02E (2020)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Activated: 06/1952
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ICT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

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Dimensions: 3000 x 48 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Edge lights: low intensity
Weight bearing: PCN 7 /F/C/Y/U Single wheel

Runway 16

Heading: 171 magnetic, 173 true
Markings: basic, in good condition
Displaced threshold: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Traffic pattern: left
Threshold elevation: 1040.0 ft.
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1173 ft. from runway, 279 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Runway 34

Heading: 351 magnetic, 353 true
Markings: basic, in good condition
Displaced threshold: 202 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Traffic pattern: left
Threshold elevation: 1072.0 ft.
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 287 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Communications

Control Tower: no
Ctaf/unicom: 122.8
Wx Awos-3pt: 123.675 (913-367-1449)
St Joseph Approach: 124.7 120.35
St Joseph Departure: 124.7 120.35

Services

Fuel: 100LL JET-A+ A+:FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERV.
Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+ A+:FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERV.
Parking: tiedowns

Ownership

Owner: CITY OF ATCHISON 515 KANSAS AVE ATCHISON, KS 66002 Phone 913-367-5500
Manager phone: 913-426-0311

Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.