Great Bend Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	38-20-39.3050N (38.344251)
Longitude:	098-51-33.1090W (-98.859197)
Elevation:	1886.7 feet MSL (575 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	4 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	04 N.M. W of Great Bend, Kansas
Found On:	Wichita Chart
FAA Region:	ACE

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
MARTIN MILLER CITY HALL, BOX 1168 GREAT BEND, KS 67530 620-793-4168	CITY OF GREAT BEND 1209 WILLIAMS, CITY HALL, BOX 1168 GREAT BEND, KS 67530 620-793-4111

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	06/1943
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/0630-1800
Boundary ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2887 feet (880 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	GBD
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-3PT:	119.275 (620-792-5019)

COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY WICHITA RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (GREAT BEND RCO).
APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 118.8/322.425 (HUTCHINSON RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 620

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Midwest Piper Sales of Great Bend, Inc.	Unicom 122.8	792-4349	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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MIN - Minimums
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Page Type	Page Name	Volume	Action Since Last Cycle
APD	AIRPORT DIAGRAM	NC-2	Changed
IAP	ILS OR LOC RWY 35	NC-2	Changed
IAP	NDB RWY 35	NC-2	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17	NC-2	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35	NC-2	Changed
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NC-2
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NC-2

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near GBD

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
2.2	HIL	. . . . . . . _ . .	Hilyn	NDB	338	293	289
5.6	GB	_ _ . _ . . .	Babsy	NDB	419	178	174
13.7	LQR	. _ . . _ _ . _ . _ .	Larned	NDB	296	232	228
29.8	LYO	. _ . . _ . _ _ _ _ _	Lyons	NDB	386	89	85
31.4	HY	. . . . _ . _ _	Nette	NDB	374	324	320
36.0	HYS	. . . . _ . _ _ . . .	Hays	VORTAC	110.40	327	323
37.5	PTT	. _ _ . _ _	Pratt	NDB	356	171	167
45.9	HU	. . . . . . _	Saltt	NDB	404	106	102
48.4	HUT	. . . . . . _ _	Hutchinson	VOR-DME	116.80	115	111
55.1	MPR	_ _ . _ _ . . _ .	Mc Pherson	NDB	227	89	85
60.5	SL	. . . . _ . .	Flory	NDB	344	70	66
61.7	DDC	_ . . _ . . _ . _ .	Dodge City	VORTAC	108.20	241	237
67.7	SLN	. . . . _ . . _ .	Salina	VORTAC	117.10	58	54
70.2	ICT	. . _ . _ . _	Wichita	VORTAC	113.80	120	116
75.6	CA	_ . _ . . _	Harvs	NDB	395	98	95
76.6	EWK	. . _ _ _ . _	Newton	NDB	281	102	99
78.3	ANY	. _ _ . _ . _ _	Anthony	TACAN	112.90	155	151
79.6	ICT	. . _ . _ . _	Wichita	VOT	114.00	121	117
80.7	IC	. . _ . _ .	Piche	NDB	332	124	120
84.1	PHG	. _ _ . . . . . _ _ .	Phillipsburg	NDB	368	346	342

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
12.4	Ellinwood Municipal Airport (1K6)	81	77	100LL
13.4	Larned-Pawnee County Airport (KLQR LQR)	232	228	100LL
29.7	Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (LYO KLYO LYO)	90	86	100LL, Jet A
31.7	Russell Municipal Airport (RSL KRSL RSL)	4	0	100LL
35.6	Hays Regional Airport (HYS KHYS HYS)	327	323	100LL, Jet A
38.3	Ellsworth Municipal Airport (9K7)	50	46	100LL
38.9	Pratt Regional Airport (PTT KPTT PTT)	172	168	100LL, Jet A
50.0	Hutchinson Regional Airport (HUT KHUT HUT)	109	106	100LL, Jet A
53.4	Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field Airport (9K8)	139	136	100LL
55.0	Mc Pherson Airport (MPR KMPR MPR)	89	86	100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
62.6	Salina Regional Airport (SLN KSLN SLN)	64	61	100LL, Jet A
62.8	Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC KDDC DDC)	236	231	100LL, Jet A
64.4	Moundridge Municipal Airport (47K)	96	93	100LL, MOGAS
65.9	Osborne Municipal Airport (K75)	7	3	100LL
70.9	Comanche County Airport (3K8)	198	194	100LL
74.7	Harper Municipal Airport (8K2)	148	145	100LL
75.8	Moritz Meml Airport (K61)	26	23	100LL, Jet A
76.6	Newton-City-County Airport (EWK KEWK EWK)	102	99	100LL, Jet A
77.0	Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC KHLC HLC)	324	319	100LL, Jet A+
77.4	Alfred Schroeder Field Airport (M66)	89	86	100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	CALM WIND RWY 17.
A110-3	100LL AND JET A SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL N END OF TRML APRON. CALL FBO 620-796-2130 FOR FUEL PRICES.
A110-4	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
A16	AMGR CELL 620-792-9446.
A17	AFTER 1800 BY REQUEST.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
A81-APT	ACTVT MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWY 11, 17 & 29; VASI RWY 35; MIRL 11/29 & 17/35 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	11/29 17/35
Longest Runway:	17/35 is 7852 ft (2393 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:	35

GBD Airport Runway Details

Runway 11/29	4706 ft x 75 ft (1434 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 04/13/2020
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:	9 /R/C/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	28.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	35.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	86.0

	Runway 11	Runway 29
Elevation:	1886.7	1882.7
Latitude:	38-20-33.8016N	38-20-10.8390N
Longitude:	098-52-10.4064W	098-51-19.0467W
Runway True Alignment:	120	300
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height:	38	43
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	4706	4706
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	4706	4706
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	4706	4706
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	4706	4706

Runway 17/35	7852 ft x 100 ft (2393 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 04/13/2020
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - Aggregate friction seal coat
Runway Pavement Class:	19 /R/C/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	28.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	35.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	86.0

	Runway 17	Runway 35
Elevation:	1881.3	1882.5
Latitude:	38-21-28.2888N	38-20-10.6775N
Longitude:	098-51-26.4994W	098-51-25.7937W
Runway True Alignment:	180	360
ILS Type:		ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle:	3.5 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System:		1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL:	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	38	50
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	7852	7852
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	7852	7852
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	7852	7852
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	7852	7852

Services

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

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IATA: GBD

ICAO: KGBD

FAA: GBD

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 620

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near GBD

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

GBD Airport Runway Details

Runway 11

Runway 29

Runway 17

Runway 35

Services

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