FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RSL |
| Lat/Long: | 38-52-16.9089N 098-48-41.7734W
38-52.281815N 098-48.696223W
38.8713636,-98.8116037
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1863.5 ft. / 568.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of RUSSELL, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67665 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1945 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RSL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
SAT-SUN ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MRIL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 128.325 (785-483-5770) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 124.4/322.4 (RUSSELL RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYSr076/21.8 | | HAYS VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 10E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:AFTER HOURS FUEL AVBL BY CREDIT CARD OR CALLING 785-483-6911. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 11 /R/C/X/U | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-52.654833N | | 38-51.836000N |
| Longitude: | 098-48.705333W | | 098-48.590500W |
| Elevation: | 1859.7 ft. | | 1862.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 174 true | | 347 magnetic, 354 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. rr, 1080 ft. from runway, 332 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 1602 x 300 ft. / 488 x 91 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 MKD WITH HALF BARRELS ON POSTS PAINTED BLACK & YELLOW. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-52.294667N | | 38-52.496167N |
| Longitude: | 098-48.955983W | | 098-48.738000W |
| Elevation: | 1856.0 ft. | | 1859.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 040 true | | 213 magnetic, 220 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 505 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. ant, 1034 ft. from runway, 146 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RUSSELL
CITY HALL
RUSSELL, KS 67665
Phone 785-483-6311 |
| Manager: | CHADD STEVENSON
CITY HALL
RUSSELL, KS 67665
Phone 785-483-6911 |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUB PHONE ACCESS AT ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
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 from 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (259KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (22 nm W)
9K7 - Ellsworth Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KGBD - Great Bend Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KRCP - Rooks County Regional Airport (37 nm NW)
KLQR - Larned-Pawnee County Airport (42 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Von Rothenberger
Photo taken 14-Aug-2010
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Russell Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 28-Oct-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Oct-2025 08:05:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Oct-2025 03:05:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KRSL | 280753Z AUTO 33021G29KT 8SM -RA FEW012 BKN036 OVC050 10/08 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 32029/0747 WSHFT 0723 SLP161 P0021 T01000083
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| TAF |
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| KRSL | 280520Z 2806/2906 08006KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 2806/2807 SCT005 OVC009 FM280800 33014G21KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM281200 34015G23KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM281600 34025G35KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060
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