FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MEJ |
| Lat/Long: | 37-16-44.0000N / 100-21-23.6000W 37-16.733333N / 100-21.393333W 37.2788889 / -100.3565556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2529 ft. / 770.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of MEADE, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67864 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.425 (620-873-8447) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/290.8 (LIBERAL RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LBLr053/32.6 | | LIBERAL VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 11E |
| DDCr198/38.1 | | DODGE CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 08E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 37-17.032073N | | 37-16.242767N |
| Longitude: | 100-21.376605W | | 100-21.313772W |
| Elevation: | 2518.1 ft. | | 2503.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 176 true | | 348 magnetic, 356 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 575 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2553 x 85 ft. / 778 x 26 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition ROUGH, UNEVEN & MARKED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 37-16.910732N | | 37-16.912982N |
| Longitude: | 100-21.748853W | | 100-21.222443W |
| Elevation: | 2528.7 ft. | | 2509.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 090 true | | 262 magnetic, 270 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway | | 8 ft. post |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MEADE PO BOX 338 MEADE, KS 67864 Phone 620-873-2091 DEAN CORDES - CITY ADMINISTRATOR. |
| Manager: | DEAN CORDES PO BOX 338 MEADE, KS 67864 Phone 620-873-2091 CRAIG STRATTON, BRINGHAM FLYING SVC-FBO 620-873-5191. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC TELEPHONE AVBL 24 HRS 620-873-8483. |
| - | TWY 'B' CLSD PERMLY. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (153KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLBL - Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
KDDC - Dodge City Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (43 nm NW)
KBFK - Buffalo Municipal Airport (43 nm SE)
KHQG - Hugoton Municipal Airport (49 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Von Rothenberge
Photo taken 14-Aug-2010
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:29:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:29:32 |
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| METAR |
KLBL 33nm SW | 161435Z 29003KT 10SM FEW060 06/M01 A3021 RMK AO1
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KDDC 35nm NE | 161452Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM BKN080 BKN100 06/M01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 T00611006 55000
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KGCK 42nm NW | 161354Z 34006KT 10SM FEW120 04/00 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00390000
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| TAF |
KDDC 35nm NE | 161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM BKN070
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KGCK 42nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM BKN070
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| NOTAMs |
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