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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:26:04 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 14:26:04 |
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| METAR |
KCNU 35nm W | 251952Z AUTO 32017G22KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01221028
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KJLN 41nm S | 251953Z 31009KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00940017
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KPPF 45nm SW | 251952Z AUTO 31016G25KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01110000
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| TAF |
KCNU 35nm W | 251729Z 2518/2618 32012KT P6SM BKN120 FM251900 32020G27KT P6SM SKC FM260100 31007KT P6SM SKC
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KJLN 41nm S | 251720Z 2518/2618 27010KT P6SM BKN250 FM251930 31012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM260000 31007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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