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SN68

Lil Bird Airport
Valley Center, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	SN68
Lat/Long:	37-52-45.0700N 097-18-32.4400W 37-52.751167N 097-18.540667W 37.8791861,-97.3090111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1456 ft. / 444 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1990)
From city:	6 miles NE of VALLEY CENTER, KS
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	67147

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1994
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AAO (9 nm SE):	134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (11 nm N):	123.875 (316-283-8789)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (11 nm SE):	118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (12 nm S):	119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at ICT (15 nm SW):	PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (17 nm SE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr051/15.3		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr099/30.4		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2462 x 80 ft. / 750 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	37-52.954000N	37-52.548333N
Longitude:	097-18.537000W	097-18.544333W
Elevation:	1456.0 ft.	1449.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	173 magnetic, 180 true	353 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	no
Obstructions:	25 ft. pline, marked, 25 ft. from runway BALLS ON PLINE	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRADLEY K SMISOR 2321 E 109 NORTH VALLEY CENTER, KS 67147 Phone 316-755-3222
Manager:	L. DUANE LIFE 621 STONE CREEK DRIVE NEWTON, KS 67114 Phone 316-282-2566

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SN68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (9 nm SE)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (11 nm N)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (11 nm SE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (12 nm S)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (14 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (15 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (15 nm S)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
K50 - Cook Airfield (20 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:14	13:14
Sunrise	07:42	13:42
Sunset	17:39	23:39
Evening civil twilight	18:07	00:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jan-2026 03:58:59
Local (UTC-6)	21-Jan-2026 21:58:59

METAR

KAAO 9nm SE	220354Z AUTO 03012KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00171083
KEWK 9nm N	220256Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM CLR 02/M09 A3023 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0217 SLP248 T00221089 53019 FZRANO $
KBEC 12nm S	220335Z AUTO 35008G14KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 T00261066
KICT 15nm SW	220253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00171072 51011
KIAB 16nm S	220355Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 04/M07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00401066
K3AU 17nm SE	220335Z AUTO 34007G16KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3024 RMK AO2

TAF

KICT 15nm SW	211722Z 2118/2218 27007KT P6SM SKC FM220200 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM220700 07005KT P6SM SKC FM221400 10007KT P6SM FEW200
KIAB 16nm S	220200Z 2202/2308 VRB06KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3017INS BECMG 2214/2215 13010G15KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3012INS BECMG 2300/2301 09006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3014INS TX07/2222Z TNM03/2212Z

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