FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.1670N / 095-37-20.9410W 39-04.119450N / 095-37.349017W 39.0686575 / -95.6224836 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RYS 04/22 & 18/36 & HIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 13; VASI RYS 18 & 31 & REIL RYS 18 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487367N | | 39-03.900350N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622450W | | 095-36.851783W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 875.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1482 ft. from runway, 651 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 286 ft. from runway, 306 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410300N | | 39-03.697233N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452767W | | 095-37.479300W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. trees, 2895 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 71 ft. trees, 1094 ft. from runway, 465 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3002 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 39-03.925917N | | 39-04.249633N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.610067W | | 095-37.130550W |
| Elevation: | 877.7 ft. | | 878.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 049 true | | 224 magnetic, 229 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. tree, 2748 ft. from runway, 72 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. tree, 1211 ft. from runway, 347 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, B-19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 157/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APU - 12/24 VOLT. |
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (373KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (240KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (257KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (48KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Forbes Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (35 nm SE)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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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 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 00:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 00:40:56 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 18:40:56 |
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| METAR |
| KTOP | 112353Z 36006KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3066 RMK AO2 SLP399 T10441172 11011 21056 58014
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KFOE 8nm S | 112353Z 01004KT 10SM CLR M04/M18 A3064 RMK AO2 SLP396 T10441183 11017 21072 58015
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KLWC 19nm E | 112352Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR M06/M18 A3066 RMK AO2 SLP398 T10561178 11017 21061 58011
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| TAF |
| KTOP | 111720Z 1118/1218 34007KT P6SM SKC FM120100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT200 FM121500 17008KT P6SM SCT090
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KFOE 8nm S | 111720Z 1118/1218 34008KT P6SM SKC FM120100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM121500 17010KT P6SM SCT090
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| NOTAMs |
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