Lil Bird Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 37-52-45.0700N (37.879186)
Longitude: 
 097-18-32.4400W (-97.309011)
Elevation: 
 1456.0 feet MSL (444 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NE of Valley Center, Kansas
Found On: 
 Wichita Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
L. DUANE LIFE
621 STONE CREEK DRIVE
NEWTON, KS 67114
316-282-2566		 BRADLEY K SMISOR
2321 E 109 NORTH
VALLEY CENTER, KS 67147
316-755-3222

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1994
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2456 feet (749 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 316
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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SN68

    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
    8.9 Colonel James Jabara Airport
    (KAAO AAO)    		 152 149 100LL, Jet A
    10.8 Newton-City-County Airport
    (EWK KEWK EWK)    		 8 5 100LL, Jet A
    11.2 Lloyd Stearman Field Airport
    (1K1)    		 124 121 100LL, Jet A
    14.3 Westport Airport
    (71K)    		 194 191 100LL
    15.0 Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport
    (ICT KICT ICT)    		 203 200 100LL, Jet A
    16.7 Augusta Municipal Airport
    (3AU)    		 138 135 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
    19.9 Cook Airfield Airport
    (K50)    		 161 158 100LL, MOGAS
    21.8 Moundridge Municipal Airport
    (47K)    		 335 332 100LL, MOGAS
    24.1 El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Meml Airport
    (EDK KEQA EQA)    		 105 102 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    28.1 Alfred Schroeder Field Airport
    (M66)    		 9 6 100LL
    28.4 Hutchinson Regional Airport
    (HUT KHUT HUT)    		 293 290 100LL, Jet A
    33.5 Wellington Municipal Airport
    (KEGT EGT)    		 186 183 100LL, Jet A
    33.6 Mc Pherson Airport
    (MPR KMPR MPR)    		 327 324 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    40.7 Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field Airport
    (9K8)    		 252 249 100LL
    44.5 Strother Field Airport
    (WLD KWLD WLD)    		 163 160 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Lt William M Milliken Airport
    (13K)    		 91 89 100LL
    50.2 Harper Municipal Airport
    (8K2)    		 224 221 100LL
    51.5 Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport
    (LYO KLYO LYO)    		 302 298 100LL, Jet A
    56.6 Anthony Municipal Airport
    (ANY KANY ANY)    		 220 217 100LL
    57.0 Salina Regional Airport
    (SLN KSLN SLN)    		 343 340 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.
    A53-18 BALLS ON PLINE
    E111 PROVIDED APCHS ARE MAINTAINED FOR A 20:1 SLOPE & TRANSITIONAL SURFACES FOR A 7:1 SLOPE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2462 ft (750 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    SN68 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2462 ft x 80 ft (750 m x 24 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 08/02/2017
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 1456.0 1449.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-52-57.2400N 37-52-32.9000N
    Longitude: 
    		 097-18-32.2200W 097-18-32.6600W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 180 360
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 25
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 25
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 500
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 37-52-52.3000N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 097-18-32.3000W

    Services

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

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