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Amelia Earhart

Atchison, KS
Phone: 913-367-1872
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Overview

Attendance: Attended
Year-round, 7 Days a Week,1000-1800
Tower:No
Elevation:1,073 ft (327.1 m) (Surveyed)
Location:2.00 mi. W of Atchison
Beacon: Present (white-green)
Approaches:DME, VOR, RNAV, GPS
Runways:16/34
Runway length: 3000 ft
Fees:Hangar
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Runway 16/34

Dimensions:3000 x 48ft. / 914.4 x 14.6mWeight Bearing Cap: Single wheel: 17000 lb
Surface:asphalt, no surface treatment, in fair conditionRunway Edge Lights:low
#Elev/HdgTr. Pat.MarkingsApproach LightsTD PointILS/LOCObstructionsComments/Noise
161040.0ft. MSL
167° mag
173° true
1.1% up		basicNo DataTree, 79 ft Right of center, 19 ft high, 332 ft from end, 6:1 clearance slope
341072.0ft. MSL
347° mag
353° true
1.1% down		basicNo Data202' Disp Threshold
Road, Both-Sides, 9 ft high, 250 ft from end, 5:1 clearance slope
Obstn Clnc Slope to Dspld Thld 50:1

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Services at this airport:

Services: Camping on Field
Engine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead
Transportation: Public, Courtesy Car
Rental Cars: 
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    Operations & More Information

    Lat/Long:N39 34.2315' / W95 10.8199'
    Charts:NACO: Kansas City Sectional
    Mag Var:06E (1980)
    ARTCC:Kansas City (ZKC)
    FSS:Wichita (ICT)
    1-800-WXBRIEF
    NOTAM Facility:ICT
    Approach/Departure Control FacilitySTJ
    Pattern Altitude:Fixed Wing: 1873 MSL
    Wind Indicator:Present (unlit)
    Seg. Circle:Yes
    Lighting:Pilot Activated Lighting:
    • high intensity: 5 clicks in 10 secs
    Dusk-Dawn. Actvt LIRL Ry 16/34 - CTAF

    Aircraft & Activity

    Based GA Aircraft

    Single Engine:23
    Multi Engine:2
    Jets:0
    Helicopters:0
    Gliders:2
    Ultralights:

    Airport Activity

    GA Local:11,000
    GA Itinerant:5,000
    Commercial:
    Air Taxi:50
    Military:50

    (12-month period ending on 8/31/2012)

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    Contact Addresses

    Owner:Airport Manager:
    City of AtchisonLeta Spatz, FBO
    515 Kansas Ave16701 286th Rd
    Atchison, KS 66002Atchison, KS 66002
    913-367-5560 (Office) 913-367-1872 (Office)
    Airport Manager Admin
    City Manager Trey Cocking, Alternate Gary Heer 913-367-5561 Days, 913-367-5566 Evenings

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