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71K · Westport Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 71K Elev 1,290 ft Lat 37° 38.85' N Lon 97° 23.07' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,520 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 2,520 ft 30 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.00%
35 — 2,520 ft 30 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·DEPS CTC WICHITA ATCT ON THE GROUND ON FREQ 125.7 FOR DEP INSTRUCTIONS.
  • ·IF UNABLE - CONTACT ATCT ON FREQ 118.2 UPON DEP & REMAIN EAST OF THE FIELD UNTIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE ESTABLISHED.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.
  • ·RWY 17/35 GRASS ENCROACHING ON RWY SIDES NUMEROUS SURFACE CRACKS.
  • ·ALSO 46 FT UNMKD POLE, 400 FT DSTC, 0 B 4:1. 15 FT RD, 28 FT DSTC, 125 FT L/R/ 25 FT POLE LINE, 83 FT DSTC, 125 FT L/R. 7 FT FENCE 50 FT FROM THR; BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PRVDD RT TFC PAT IS ESTABD FOR RWY & APCHS OF 20:1 & TRSNL SFC OF 7:1 ARE MAINT.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Westport Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is in the Class C airspace of neighboring Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=5

  • Ground collision 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-05-28 FAIRCHILD(HOWARD) M 62C(PT-23A) · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-03-25 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · day →
2003-04-07 Schweizer 269C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1994-02-06 Piper PA-28-160 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1991-05-06 Beech 58P · Under/overshoot · day →

Designees in KS

CFI Flight Instructors 852 A&P Mechanics 3,852 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 34 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 12 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 70 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 98 ODA Organizational Designations 14 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 75 Clubs Flying Clubs 14 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 3 nm
Donald James Obreiter Wichita KS 3 nm
Gregory James Pavlish Wichita KS 3 nm
Kirby Victor Ortega Wichita KS 3 nm
Matthew Aaron Teller Wichita KS 3 nm
Webster David Mckinley Wichita KS 3 nm
Weston Hale Thompson Wichita KS 3 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 8 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 8 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Hadwen Christopher Addington Wichita KS 3 nm
Thomas David Aldag Wichita KS 3 nm
Lionel Devon Alford Jr Wichita KS 3 nm
Charles Lamar Allen Wichita KS 3 nm
Louis Martin Angelo Wichita KS 3 nm
James Franklin Badgett Wichita KS 3 nm
John Richard Bell Ii Wichita KS 3 nm
Edward Joseph Berger Wichita KS 3 nm
Michael Ray Berry Wichita KS 3 nm
Kevin Adair Betts Wichita KS 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Van Anton Abel Wichita KS 3 nm
Jimmy Earl Ballard Sr Wichita KS 3 nm
Michael Ray Berry Wichita KS 3 nm
Robert Stewart Collins Wichita KS 3 nm
Robert John Birdette Cooper Wichita KS 3 nm
Clifford Hay Davis Wichita KS 3 nm
Richard Lee Defraties Wichita KS 3 nm
William Adam Draper Jr Wichita KS 3 nm
David Leslie Gerber Wichita KS 3 nm
Ralph Gene Haltom Wichita KS 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 78 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 109 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 118 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 122 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 127 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 137 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 137 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 144 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 160 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 180 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.