FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K65 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-29-23.0600N / 100-28-46.5050W
38-29.384333N / 100-28.775083W
38.4897389 / -100.4795847
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2778 ft. / 846.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of DIGHTON, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67839 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL 17/35 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TQK (19 nm W): | 120.00 (620-872-2233) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GCKr008/36.1 | | GARDEN CITY VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SCOTT CITY | | 080/19.2 | | 256 | | 08E | | TQK | - --.- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 40 ft. / 732 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. pline, 1300 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
3 FT FENCE POST AT 50 FT.16:1. | | none
RY 35 +23 FT RR AT 50. OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 2:1. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 110 ft. / 610 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 40 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 110 ft. / 610 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. pline, 2750 ft. from runway, 42:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. rr, 50 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY-COUNTY
BOX 788
DIGHTON, KS 67839
Phone 620-397-5541 |
| Manager: | DENNIS SELFRIDGE
BOX 209
DIGHTON, KS 67839
Phone 620-397-3751
AIRPORT BOARD MEMBER.
620-397-2802 EX 218. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC PHONE AVBL - 620-397-8651. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at K65.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTQK - Scott City Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (36 nm S)
KOEL - Oakley Municipal Airport (40 nm NW)
KDDC - Dodge City Regional Airport (50 nm SE)
KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (60 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Von Rothenberger and David Readio
Photo taken 18-Nov-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 02:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 22:13:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 17:13:37 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm S | 242154Z 16015G22KT 10SM CLR 37/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03720133
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KDDC
50nm SE | 242152Z AUTO 20017G25KT 10SM CLR 38/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03830122
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm S | 241720Z 241818 21020G27KT P6SM SKC FM0100 16014KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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