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K65 · Dighton Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K65 Elev 2,778 ft Lat 38° 29.38' N Lon 100° 28.80' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.25%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 2,400 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) No —
35 — 2,400 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) No —
06 — 2,000 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.25%
24 — 2,000 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.25%
13 — 2,000 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.05%
31 — 2,000 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.05%

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 · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL 17/35 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·PUBLIC PHONE AVBL - 620-397-8651.
  • ·FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
  • ·RWY 24, 13, 31-NO RWY END MARKINGS.
  • ·CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. +3 FT FENCE POST 50 FT FROM AER 17. +23 FT RR 65 FT FROM AER CL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-05-10 AIR TRACTOR INC AT 502B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-06-14 Cessna 188B · Other · 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
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 49 nm
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 60 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 124 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 136 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 136 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 136 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 141 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 147 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 147 nm
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 156 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
Warren Dean Harkness Scott City KS 20 nm
Christopher James Coash Garden City KS 36 nm
Owen Garrett Parker Collyer KS 37 nm
Robert John Penner Ingalls KS 40 nm
John Holzmeister Oakley KS 42 nm
Timothy James Maresch Nekoma KS 49 nm
Stephen Robert Maxwell Dodge City KS 49 nm
Jeremy Scott Derstein Dodge City KS 49 nm
Erinn Elisabeth Gallagher Dodge City KS 49 nm
William Scott Bryant Lakin KS 49 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
Shane Garold John Root Dighton KS 1 nm
Corey Thomas Stephens Dighton KS 1 nm
John Victor Burgess Scott City KS 20 nm
Charles Christopher Smith Scott City KS 20 nm
Warren Scott Bland Scott City KS 20 nm
Jon Andrew Crotts Garden City KS 36 nm
Edward Grant Adams Garden City KS 36 nm
Jeffery Franklin Jervis Garden City KS 36 nm
Gary Gene Keller Garden City KS 36 nm
Craig Alan Moeckel Garden City KS 36 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
 180 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 199 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 205 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 214 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 214 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 214 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 225 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 231 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 232 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 232 nm

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