FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (153KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (160KB) |
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 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 01:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:11:05 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:11:05 |
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| METAR |
KLBL 33nm SW | 181035Z 13007KT 2 1/2SM CLR 19/16 A2981 RMK AO1
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KDDC 35nm NE | 181052Z AUTO 15016KT 4SM BR OVC007 21/19 A2978 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 SLP055 T02060189
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KGCK 42nm NW | 181022Z AUTO 16012KT 3SM BR OVC003 20/19 A2977 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDDC 35nm NE | 180930Z 1810/1906 15013KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM181500 15013KT P6SM SCT015 FM182100 15013G20KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB
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KGCK 42nm NW | 180932Z 1810/1906 15008KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM181500 15012KT P6SM SCT015 FM182100 12010KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB
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| NOTAMs |
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