K59
Amelia Earhart Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-05-14 0901Z
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Location Information for K59
Coordinates: N39°34.23' / W95°10.82'
Located 02 miles W of Atchison, Kansas on 77 acres of land. View all Airports in Kansas.
Surveyed Elevation is 1073 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:June 1952
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:KANSAS CITY
F.S.S.:WICHITA
NOTAMs Facility:ICT (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:KANSAS CITY
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:ALL/ALL/0900-1900
Airport Communications
AWOS-3PT:123.675 Tel. 913-367-1449
ST JOSEPH APPROACH:124.7 284.7 120.35 360.8
ST JOSEPH DEPARTURE:124.7 284.7 120.35 360.8
UNICOM:122.800
CTAF:122.800
ATIS at STJ (17.4 NE):125.05
ASOS at STJ (17.4 NE):125.05 816-233-0666
D-ATIS at MCI (27.1 SE):128.375
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD RBA ROBINSON 108.20 144°20.2
VOT STJ ST JOSEPH 115.50 198°26.2
VOT MCI KANSAS CITY 113.25 304°26.8
VOT TOP TOPEKA 117.80 028°31.1
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT AZN AMAZON 233 033°22.6
VOT TO BILOY 521 221°35.8
VOT JZ NEWBN 338 178°39.4
VOT PK HERBB 420 156°53.2
Runway 16/34
Dimensions:3000 x 48 feet / 914 x 15 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Fair Condition
Weight Limits:7 /F/C/Y/U, S-17
Edge Lighting:Low Intensity
Runway 16Runway 34
Coordinates:N39°34.48' / W95°10.86'N39°33.99' / W95°10.78'
Elevation: 1040.0 1072.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 173° True 353° True
Displaced Threshold: 202 Feet
Markings:Basic in good condition.Basic in good condition.
Obstacles: 60 ft Trees 1173 ft from runway, 279 ft right of center 15 ft Road 287 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet A+
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Engine Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Other Services:CROP DUSTING SERVICES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:CITY OF ATCHISON
515 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON, KS 66002
913-367-5500
Manager:CLINTON MCNEMEE
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/AMGR.
515 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON, KS 66002
913-426-0311
ALT PH NUMBER 913-568-3819.
Other Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • EXTSV AERIAL AG OPS.
  • FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY APCH AT 816-329-2710.
  • AMELIA EARHART HANGAR MUSEUM ON ARPT - 913-372-0021.
  • (CONTACT TITLE) INTERIM CITY MGR BECKY BERGER, ALTN CLINTON MCNEMEE 913-367-5561.
  • FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERV.
  • ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.