FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKC |
| Lat/Long: | 39-07-22.5736N / 094-35-34.1606W
39-07.376227N / 094-35.569343W
39.1229371 / -94.5928224
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 757 ft. / 230.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 64116 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MALSF RY 19 - 122.800. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARPT CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR (816) 513-0800. AIR CARRIER OPS NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES BFR OR AFT SKED ARR OR DEP TIMES W/O PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR CONFIRMING ARFF AVBL PRIOR TO LNDG OR TKOF. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 120.75 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 816-471-2549 |
| DOWNTOWN GROUND: | 121.9 |
| DOWNTOWN TOWER: | 133.3 257.8 |
| KANSAS CITY APPROACH: | 118.4 |
| KANSAS CITY DEPARTURE: | 118.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at MCI (12 nm NW): | PHONE 816-243-6415 |
| WX ASOS at LXT (14 nm SE): | 124.175 (816-347-9807) |
| WX ASOS at OJC (18 nm S): | PHONE 913-780-6969 |
- INTERFERENCE FROM FM RADIO STATION MAY AFFECT COMMUNICATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE ARPT.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RIS at field | | RIVERSIDE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| MCIr140/11.8 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
| OJCr016/18.2 | | JOHNSON COUNTY VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| ANXr267/21.7 | | NAPOLEON VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NORGE | | 033/4.7 | | 517 | | 05E | | GQ | --. --.- |
| DOTTE | | 124/9.4 | | 359 | | 05E | | DO | -.. --- |
| LESUMIT | | 309/14.2 | | 263 | | 04E | | LXT | .-.. -..- - |
| MOSBY | | 222/18.8 | | 284 | | 03E | | GPH | --. .--. .... |
| CAMERON | | 199/39.3 | | 394 | | 03E | | EZZ | . --.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL SELF SVC AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD ONLY ON WEST SIDE NEAR GA TERMINAL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6827 x 150 ft. / 2081 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 86.0 | | Double wheel: | 171.0 | | Double tandem: | 342.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 39-06.881333N | | 39-07.978667N |
| Longitude: | 094-35.720833W | | 094-35.403667W |
| Elevation: | 748.3 ft. | | 756.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 013 true | | 188 magnetic, 193 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 302 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6827 TODA:6827 ASDA:6827 LDA:6527 | | TORA:6827 TODA:6827 ASDA:6827 LDA:6525 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.70 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | RAIL | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 747 ft. from runway, 571 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
ROAD & FENCE 0-200' FM THR. |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5050 x 100 ft. / 1539 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 48.0 | | Double wheel: | 73.0 | | Double tandem: | 136.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-06.977730N | | 39-07.629330N |
| Longitude: | 094-35.910872W | | 094-35.246990W |
| Elevation: | 742.6 ft. | | 743.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 038 true | | 213 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | 699 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5050 TODA:5050 ASDA:4770 LDA:4270 | | TORA:5050 TODA:5050 ASDA:5050 LDA:4351 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. levee, lighted, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT DSPLCD THR 47:1. | | 37 ft. rr, lighted, 225 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline
ROAD & RR 0-200' FM THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF KANSAS CITY
414 E. 12TH ST
KANSAS CITY, MO 64106
Phone 816-513-3600 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL E. ROPER
300 RICHARDS ROAD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64116
Phone 816-513-0805 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 189 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Jet airplanes: | | 42 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 186/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 26% | air taxi | | 19% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-01 | ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSYTEM (EMAS) 288 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RY 19. |
| A30A-19 | ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSYTEM (EMAS) 263 FT IN LENGTH BY 150 FT IN WIDTH LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RY 01. |
| - | FLOCKS OF PIGEONS INVOF DEP EOR 03. |
| - | RY 03/21 VFR E TFC PAT: DEPARTING RY 03 RIGHT TFC ATTAIN TFC PAT ALT PRIOR TO TURNING CROSSWIND. LDG RY 21 MAINTAIN TFC PAT ALT UNTIL PASSING N OF MISSOURI RIVER. |
| - | ATCT HAS LIMITED VISIBILITY OF T-HANGAR APRONS N TWY D AND W TWY L . |
| - | WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | APRONS AT HANGAR 6A CLSD TO AIR CARRIER OPNS. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BRAYMER FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (483KB) |
| JHAWK SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (316KB) |
| ROBINSON THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (377KB) |
| TYGER SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (300KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (370KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (374KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (335KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (295KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (355KB) |
| VOR RWY 19 | |
download (295KB) |
| VOR RWY 21 | |
download (318KB) |
| NDB RWY 19 | |
download (341KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CHIEF THREE | |
download (181KB) |
| LAKES SIX | |
download (532KB) |
| RACER THREE | |
download (184KB) |
| ROYAL THREE | |
download (161KB) |
| TIFTO TWO | |
download (118KB) |
| WILDCAT TWO | |
download (170KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (83KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMCI - Kansas City International Airport (12 nm NW)
KLXT - Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
KOJC - Johnson County Executive Airport (18 nm S)
KGPH - Midwest National Air Center Airport (18 nm NE)
3GV - East Kansas City Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Christopher T. Leiting
Photo taken 31-Oct-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 12:03:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 06:03:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKC | 121054Z 25003KT 10SM CLR M11/M18 A3064 RMK AO2 SLP386 T11111178
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KMCI
12nm NW | 121053Z 26004KT 10SM CLR M14/M18 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP383 T11391183
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KLXT
14nm SE | 121053Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR M12/M19 A3062 RMK AO2 SLP385 T11171194 $
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KOJC
18nm S | 121053Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR M12/M18 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP383 T11221178
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| TAF |
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| KMKC | 121129Z 1212/1312 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM121800 19007KT P6SM SCT120 FM130200 16008KT P6SM OVC060 FM131000 18010KT 2SM -SN OVC040
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KMCI
12nm NW | 121129Z 1212/1312 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM121800 18007KT P6SM SCT120 FM130200 16008KT P6SM OVC060 FM131000 18010KT 2SM -SN OVC040
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| NOTAMs |
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