FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download |
| 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:23:53 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 21:23:53 |
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| METAR |
KPTS 21nm S | 100249Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3023 RMK AO1
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KCNU 35nm W | 100252Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR M06/M10 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP259 T10561100 51014
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KJLN 41nm S | 100253Z 31007KT 10SM FEW033 M05/M08 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP251 T10501083 51011
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| TAF |
KCNU 35nm W | 092320Z 1000/1024 31008KT P6SM SCT035 FM101800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
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KJLN 41nm S | 092320Z 1000/1024 32016G26KT 6SM -SN SCT020 BKN035 FM100200 30008KT P6SM SCT020 SCT040 FM101500 32008KT P6SM SCT020
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