Amelia Earhart Airport

Amelia Earhart Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: K59
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Atchison
Serves	Atchison, Kansas
Elevation AMSL	1,073 ft / 327 m
Coordinates	39°34′13″N 95°10′49″W / 39.57028°N 95.18028°W / 39.57028; -95.18028Coordinates: 39°34′13″N 95°10′49″W / 39.57028°N 95.18028°W / 39.57028; -95.18028
Website	cityofatchison.com
Map
Amelia Earhart Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 16,100 Based aircraft 25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Amelia Earhart Airport (FAA LID: K59) is a city-owned airport two miles west of Atchison, in Atchison County, Kansas.^[1] It is named for Atchison native Amelia Earhart.

Facilities

Amelia Earhart Airport covers 77 acres (31 ha); its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 x 48 ft (914 x 14 m) asphalt.^[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2006 the airport had 16,100 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for K59 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for K59
  • AirNav airport information for K59
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for K59