FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | TOP |
Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.7628N 095-37-20.5533W 39-04.129380N 095-37.342555W 39.0688230,-95.6223759 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 18 & 31; VASI RWY 18 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) 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 100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 785-234-2602. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
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: | PCN 19 /F/C/Y/U | 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: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
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: | 66 ft. tree, 1050 ft. from runway, 650 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 1942 ft. from runway, 14 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 23 /F/C/Y/U | 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: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 77 | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | 58% | transient general aviation | 37% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF 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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (306KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (237KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (249KB) |
LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (268KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (54KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (213KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (37 nm E)
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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 |
Times for 25-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunset | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 12:07:21 |
Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2024 07:07:21 |
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METAR |
KTOP | 251156Z COR 000/00KT 10SM OVC030 12/10 A3006
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KFOE 8nm S | 251153Z 10012KT 6SM -RA BR OVC075 11/10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 P0013 60023 70023 T01060100 10156 20106 58010
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KLWC 19nm E | 251152Z AUTO 12005KT 6SM RA BR BKN090 OVC100 12/10 A3009 RMK AO1 SLP184 P0003 60011 70011 T01170100 10156 20117 55001 $
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TAF |
KTOP | 251123Z 2512/2612 12013G21KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC040CB FM251500 12018G27KT 3SM TSRA OVC010CB FM252000 13015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM260600 14016G27KT 4SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC006CB
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KFOE 8nm S | 251123Z 2512/2612 12016G24KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC040CB FM251500 12021G30KT 2SM TSRA OVC008CB FM252000 13018G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 FM260600 14016G27KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC005CB
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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