FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | SAT - SUN ON CALL, ALL MON - FRI 0800 - 1700 FOR ATTENDANT ON SAT & SUN CALL (785) 448-6558. |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT ALT 1800' MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no SEGMENTED CIRCLE NOT AVBL. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| BUMr264/34.2 | | BUTLER VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 FUEL AVBL 24HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 77 ft. brush, 1360 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear +15 RD 110 FT FM RY END. | | 138 ft. tree, 1255 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear +15 FT ROAD 90 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/week * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IF EMERG EXIST CALL 911 OR NIGHT OR EMERG 785-448-6558; FBO PHONE NUMBER 785-448-6931. |
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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Sundquist
Photo taken 11-May-2012
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Garnett Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 01:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:04:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:04:16 |
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| METAR |
KIXD 36nm NE | 180953Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM SCT039 17/15 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01720150
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KCNU 39nm S | 181052Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01780167
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KOJC 41nm NE | 180953Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW036 17/15 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01720150
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KFOE 44nm NW | 180953Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM BKN034 16/15 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01610150
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KLWC 44nm N | 181052Z AUTO 11004KT 8SM BKN040 16/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01560144
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KEMP 46nm W | 181053Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM SCT020 OVC039 18/16 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01830161
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| TAF |
KCNU 39nm S | 180520Z 1806/1906 12006KT P6SM SCT040 FM181000 13006KT 4SM BR SCT015 BKN030 FM181400 15010KT P6SM OVC015 FM181800 14013G23KT P6SM BKN050
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KFOE 44nm NW | 180900Z 1809/1906 12004KT P6SM SKC FM180930 12003KT 6SM BR SCT013 TEMPO 1810/1812 5SM BR FM181400 14011KT P6SM BKN021 FM181900 15014KT P6SM BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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