FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K68 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-16-38.4900N / 095-12-54.8300W
38-16.641500N / 095-12.913833W
38.2773583 / -95.2152306
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 989 ft. / 301 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of GARNETT, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 66032 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN-MON ON CALL, MAY-OCT TUE-SAT 0730-1730, NOV-APR TUE-SAT 0800-1630
FOR ATTENDANT ON SUN & MON CALL (785) 448-6676. |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT ALT 1800' MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no
SEGMENTED CIRCLE NOT AVBL. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 122.8 (785-448-3254) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BUMr264/34.2 | | BUTLER VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BOYD | | 088/23.9 | | 245 | | 05E | | UKL | ..- -.- .-.. |
| MONARCH | | 014/30.6 | | 410 | | 04E | | MSB | -- ... -... |
| FORT SCOTT | | 320/35.8 | | 379 | | 04E | | FSK | ..-. ... -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL AFT DUSK CALL (785) 448-6558. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2660 x 45 ft. / 811 x 14 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 38-16.431000N | | 38-16.852000N |
| Longitude: | 095-12.991167W | | 095-12.836500W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 92 ft. | | 135 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 217 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
3 FT FENCE 12 FT FM THLD; +15 RD 25 FT FM THLD. | | 27 ft. pole, 609 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
+11 FT ROAD 30 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GARNETT
131 W 5TH
GARNETT, KS 66032
Phone 785-448-5496 |
| Manager: | GARY ECCLEFIELD
1202 E 4TH ST ROAD
GARNETT, KS 66032
Phone 785-448-6931
ARPT OFC DURG THE DAY 785-448-6931. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IF EMERG EXIST CALL 911 OR POLICE DESK 785-448-6823. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at K68.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
K81 - Miami County Airport (21 nm NE)
KUKL - Coffey County Airport (24 nm W)
K88 - Allen County Airport (26 nm S)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 04:39:01 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 22:39:01 |
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| METAR |
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KIXD
36nm NE | 130353Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM SCT050 OVC070 01/M15 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00061150
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KCNU
39nm S | 130352Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC075 01/M12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00061117 $
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KOJC
41nm NE | 130353Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC060 00/M13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00001128
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KFOE
44nm NW | 130353Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM OVC065 01/M14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00061139
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KLWC
44nm N | 130352Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM OVC055 01/M13 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00061128
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KEMP
46nm W | 130353Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM FEW042 OVC065 M01/M14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP222 T10061139
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KCNU
39nm S | 130424Z 1304/1324 17012KT P6SM OVC050 FM130500 18012G18KT 4SM -SN BR OVC030 TEMPO 1305/1309 1SM -SN BR OVC018 FM130900 17015KT 3SM -SN BR OVC009 FM131100 17015G22KT 2SM -FZDZ BR OVC007 FM131700 18014G21KT 5SM -RASN OVC009
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KFOE
44nm NW | 121720Z 1218/1318 17012KT P6SM FEW150 FM122000 17008KT P6SM BKN060 FM130200 16011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM130900 18013G22KT 2SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC016
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