FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKC |
| Lat/Long: | 39-07-22.6000N / 094-35-34.2000W
39-07.376667N / 094-35.570000W
39.1229444 / -94.5928333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 756.8 ft. / 230.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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) 558-7600. 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: | 39-06.881313N | | 39-07.978363N |
| Longitude: | 094-35.720838W | | 094-35.403782W |
| Elevation: | 748.5 ft. | | 756.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 013 true | | 188 magnetic, 193 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 299 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: | 39-06.977698N | | 39-07.629332N |
| Longitude: | 094-35.910790W | | 094-35.247030W |
| Elevation: | 742.7 ft. | | 743.2 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)
UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF COURSE. |
| 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 816-558-7601 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL E. ROPER
300 RICHARDS ROAD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64116
Phone 816-513-0805 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 190 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Jet airplanes: | | 41 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 201/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 23% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| E60-01 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSYTEM (EMAS) 263 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 01. |
| E60-19 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSYTEM (EMAS) 287 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 19. |
| - | 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 . |
| - | SUN GLARE MAY INTEREFERE WITH SIGN AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON E/W TWYS. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BRAYMER FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (408KB) |
| JHAWK SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (257KB) |
| ROBINSON THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (304KB) |
| TYGER SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (246KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (325KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 19 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (276KB) |
| VOR RWY 19 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR RWY 21 | |
download (271KB) |
| NDB RWY 19 | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CHIEF FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (636KB) |
| LAKES EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (708KB) |
| RACER FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (682KB) |
| ROYAL FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (640KB) |
| TIFTO FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (617KB) |
| WILDCAT THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (653KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:57:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:57:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKC | 161654Z 26006KT 10SM FEW030 11/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01110033
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KMCI
12nm NW | 161653Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN027 BKN150 12/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01170033
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KLXT
14nm SE | 161653Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM SCT027 11/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01110039
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KOJC
18nm S | 161653Z 32009KT 10SM FEW027 11/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01060033
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KGPH
18nm NE | 161655Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC029 11/03 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KMKC | 161120Z 1612/1712 30009KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1612/1614 BKN028 FM161800 28006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100
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KMCI
12nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 30009KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1612/1614 BKN028 FM161800 28006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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