Griffith Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
39-30-24.5907N (39.506831)
Longitude: 
098-35-09.8201W (-98.586061)
Elevation: 
1500.0 feet MSL (457 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
3.9 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. W of Downs, Kansas
Found On: 
Wichita Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JAMES R. GRIFFITH
535 W. US HWY 24
DOWNS, KS 67437
785-454-3393
ALBERT R. GRIFFITH
535 W. US HWY 24
DOWNS, KS 67437
785-454-3393

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
05/2009
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZKC (Kansas City)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2500 feet (762 m)

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Wichita(ICT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 65KS

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    6.2 Osborne Municipal Airport
    (K75)
    224 220 100LL
    21.3 Moritz Meml Airport
    (K61)
    95 91 100LL, Jet A
    39.5 Russell Municipal Airport
    (RSL KRSL RSL)
    195 191 100LL
    40.4 Superior Municipal Airport
    (12K)
    36 32 100LL
    43.3 Blosser Municipal Airport
    (CNK KCNK CNK)
    86 83 100LL, Jet A+
    48.3 Ellsworth Municipal Airport
    (9K7)
    159 155 100LL
    51.1 Hays Regional Airport
    (HYS KHYS HYS)
    218 214 100LL, Jet A
    58.2 Hill City Municipal Airport
    (HLC KHLC HLC)
    262 257 100LL
    61.1 Salina Regional Airport
    (SLN KSLN SLN)
    134 131 100LL, Jet A
    62.7 Pioneer Village Field Airport
    (0V3)
    344 340 100LL
    66.3 Hastings Municipal Airport
    (HSI KHSI HSI)
    6 2 100LL, Jet A
    66.4 Brewster Field Airport
    (HDE KHDE HDE)
    328 324 100LL, Jet A
    66.6 Clay Center Municipal Airport
    (KCYW CYW)
    95 92 100LL
    68.0 Ellinwood Municipal Airport
    (1K6)
    180 176 100LL
    70.9 Great Bend Municipal Airport
    (GBD KGBD GBD)
    190 186 100LL, Jet A
    72.0 Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport
    (LYO KLYO LYO)
    166 162 100LL, Jet A
    72.4 Abilene Municipal Airport
    (K78)
    119 116 100LL
    72.5 Harvard State Airport
    (08K)
    18 14 100LL
    75.7 Kearney Regional Airport
    (EAR KEAR EAR)
    345 341 100LL, Jet A
    76.9 Fairbury Municipal Airport
    (FBY KFBY FBY)
    57 54 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR 20:1 APCH MAINTAINED; MAINTAIN A CLEAR TRANSITIONAL SURFACE FOR A 7:1 SLOPE. THE TRANSITIONAL SURFACE EXTENDS OUTWARD AND UPWRAD BEGINNING AT THE EDGE OF THE RY AT A SLOPE OF 7:1 FROM THE SIDES OF THE PRIMARY SURFACE AND FROM THE SIDES OF THE APCH SURFACES.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    07/25
    16/34
    Longest Runway: 07/25 is 2235 ft (681 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    65KS Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  2205 ft x 100 ft (672 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA OE/AAA as of 11/13/2019
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 01

    Runway 19

    Elevation: 
    1491.0 1499.0
    Latitude: 
    39-30-09.1900N 39-30-30.7200N
    Longitude: 
    098-35-15.5000W 098-35-11.1300W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Runway 07/25  2235 ft x 75 ft (681 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 03/10/2009
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 07

    Runway 25

    Elevation: 
    1489.0 1493.0
    Latitude: 
    39-30-25.2700N 39-30-32.2900N
    Longitude: 
    098-35-21.1000W 098-34-54.0600W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    071 251
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Runway 16/34  1800 ft x 80 ft (549 m x 24 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 03/10/2009
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 16

    Runway 34

    Elevation: 
    1496.0 1477.0
    Latitude: 
    39-30-33.4000N 39-30-16.7100N
    Longitude: 
    098-35-12.3400W 098-35-04.3200W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    160 340
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    PLINE
    Object Height: 
    40
    Distance from End: 
    120

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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