Amelia Earhart Airport

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

Amelia Earhart Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Atchison
ServesAtchison, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,073 ft / 327 m
Coordinates39°34′13″N 95°10′49″W
Websitecityofatchison.com
Map
Amelia Earhart Airport is located in Kansas
Amelia Earhart Airport
Amelia Earhart Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/27/2022)16,100
Based aircraft25

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 September 27, 2022, the airport had 16,100 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 22 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 glider.[1]

The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, which had its gala opening on April 14, 2023, is based at the airport.[2] It houses the sole surviving model E version of the Lockheed 10 Electra in which Earhart was lost.[3]

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for K59 PDF, effective 2023-09-07
  2. "Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum". Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. "Home-town Earhart museum opens". Aeroplane. 51 (6): 9. June 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.