FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSK |
| Lat/Long: | 37-47-54.1000N / 094-46-09.7000W 37-47.901667N / 094-46.161667W 37.7983611 / -94.7693611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 918 ft. / 279.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of FORT SCOTT, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 66701 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700, OCT-APR SUN CLSD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1718 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; VASI RY 18; PAPI RY 36 & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.425 (620-223-0655) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 125.55/327.0 (BUTLER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BUMr198/31.4 | | BUTLER VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FORT SCOTT | | at field | | 379 | | 04E | | FSK | ..-. ... -.- |
| PITTSBURG | | 350/21.5 | | 365 | | 05E | | PTS | .--. - ... |
| NEVADA | | 255/22.4 | | 209 | | 06E | | EAD | . .- -.. |
| SPRING RIVER | | 306/28.7 | | 356 | | 05E | | LLU | .-.. .-.. ..- |
| MONARCH | | 085/30.6 | | 410 | | 04E | | MSB | -- ... -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4403 x 75 ft. / 1342 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 37-48.264185N | | 37-47.538732N |
| Longitude: | 094-46.162418W | | 094-46.161323W |
| Elevation: | 903.2 ft. | | 918.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. tree, 312 ft. from runway, 149 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. road, 670 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORT SCOTT 1 EAST 3RD STREET FORT SCOTT, KS 66701 Phone 620-223-0550 |
| Manager: | KENNY HOWARD 1869 INDIAN RD., P.O. BOX 151 FORT SCOTT, KS 66701 Phone 620-223-5490 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 26 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER FENCE AROUND AIRPORT PERIMETER. |
| - | GROUND DROPS RAPIDLY 250' FROM RWY END. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (252KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTS - Atkinson Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KNVD - Nevada Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
KLLU - Lamar Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
K88 - Allen County Airport (30 nm W)
KCNU - Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (35 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 14:32:14 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Nov-2009 08:32:14 |
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| METAR |
KCNU 35nm W | 101400Z AUTO 02007KT 3SM BR OVC005 12/11 A3033 RMK AO2 CIG 001V006
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KJLN 41nm S | 101353Z 01005KT 1/2SM FG VV001 13/13 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01330128
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KPPF 45nm SW | 101352Z AUTO 01004KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 12/12 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01220117
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| TAF |
KCNU 35nm W | 101126Z 1012/1112 36005KT 6SM BR SCT004 TEMPO 1012/1015 3SM BR BKN004 FM101500 02005KT 5SM BR BKN006 FM101800 04006KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015
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KJLN 41nm S | 101158Z 1012/1112 11004KT 4SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 1012/1014 5SM BR BKN007 BKN090 FM101500 03006KT P6SM BKN040 BKN110 FM110800 04005KT 6SM BR BKN035 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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