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K65 Dighton Airport
Dighton, Kansas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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: 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
GCKr008/36.1GARDEN CITY VORTAC113.3011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SCOTT CITY080/19.225608ETQK - --.- -.-

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: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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: leftleft

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2000 x 110 ft. / 610 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear15 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: leftleft
Markings: none
Runway end identifier lights: no
Obstructions: 65 ft. pline, 2750 ft. from runway, 42:1 slope to clear23 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 620-397-5356
Manager: DENNIS SELFRIDGE
BOX 209
DIGHTON, KS 67839
Phone 620-397-3751
620-397-2802 EX 218.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 29/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2011

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 of K65 (Dighton Airport)
Photo by Von Rothenberger and David Readio
Photo taken 18-Nov-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset20:3801:38
Evening civil twilight21:0602:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 07:37:08
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 02:37:08
 
METAR
KGCK 
36nm S 
130654Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM -RA FEW032 BKN110 18/17 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP180 P0002 T01830172
KDDC 
50nm SE 
130652Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM -RA OVC100 18/17 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP182 P0007 T01830172
TAF
KGCK 
36nm S 
130538Z 1306/1406 06008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080 FM130900 09008KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 1310/1314 10010KT P6SM BKN015 FM131800 09012KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 1319/1324 6SM -TSRA OVC030CB
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