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KCBK · Shalz Field

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KCBK FAA CBK Elev 3,187 ft Lat 39° 25.65' N Lon 101° 2.82' 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: 5,110 ft. Max gradient: 0.65%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 5,110 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.65%
35 360° 5,110 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.65%
12 136° 2,660 ft 90 ft GRS No 0.65%
30 316° 2,660 ft 90 ft GRS No 0.65%
04 046° 2,600 ft 80 ft GRS No 0.32%
22 226° 2,600 ft 80 ft GRS No 0.32%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.175
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 132.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCBK on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 23 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 REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 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 REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·KANSAS 91 COLBY SHALZ FLD (CBK)(KCBK) 2 N UTC–6(–5DT) N39º25.65´ W101º02.80´ 3188 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 17–35: H5110X75 (CONC–AFSC) S–30, D–38 MIRL 0.6% up N RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: 2660X90 (TURF) 0.7% up NW RWY 30: Tree.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2600X80 (TURF) 0.3% up NE
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡; Sun 1600–2300Z‡.
  • ·Sat–Sun on call 785–460–4438.
  • ·For svc call 785–460–4438/460–3298.
  • ·Seasonal agriculture operations.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 785-460-4438
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.175 (785) 460–4499.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·GOODLAND (H) (H) VORTACW 115.1 GLD Chan 98 N39º23.27´ W101º41.54´ 073º 30.1 NM to fld. 3654/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 145º–155º TACAN unusable: 145º–155º COLDWATER COMANCHE CO (3K8) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N37º13.37´ W99º19.92´ 2086 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 17–35: H4500X60 (CONC) S–30 PCN 9 R/C/W/U MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 17–35, PAPI Rwy 17–35, and MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF.
  • ·For fuel call the County Ofc 620–582–2933 or after 2230Z‡ call Sheriff 620–582–2511.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-582-2933
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.05 (620) 582–5988.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·DODGE CITY (L) (L) VORTACW 108.2 DDC Chan 19 N37º51.03´ W100º00.34´ 131º 49.5 NM to fld. 2566/8E.
  • ·COLONEL JAMES JABARA (See WICHITA on page 146) COMANCHE CO (See COLDWATER on page 91) WICHITA H–5B, L–10G IAP, AD WICHITA L–15C IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Colby Municipal Airport

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · CBK

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,560 ops in 1995

2024 total

5,550

10-yr total

55,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

36.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=4

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-03-10 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2019-02-22 Beech 65 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2007-07-20 Cessna T188C · Other · day →
1994-07-11 WSK PZL MIELEC M-18 DROMADER · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · 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
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 3 nm
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 111 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 163 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 164 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 164 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 164 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 164 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 168 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 171 nm
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 175 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
Kenneth Jay Bixenman Colby KS 3 nm
Mark George Ostmeyer Colby KS 3 nm
John Holzmeister Oakley KS 21 nm
Jonathan Theodore Collett Goodland KS 31 nm
Ronald Kim Schlittenhardt Saint Francis KS 41 nm
Stanley Arden Jones Benkelman NE 44 nm
William Willard Fritsch Culbertson NE 49 nm
David John Haddon Culbertson NE 49 nm
Owen Garrett Parker Collyer KS 49 nm
David William Fulkerson Mccook NE 51 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
Terry Michael Wendell Colby KS 3 nm
Gregg Allen Lindberg Colby KS 3 nm
Stephen Michael Kistler Monument KS 19 nm
John Clay Lysinger Oakley KS 21 nm
Kenneth Ray Daniels Oakley KS 21 nm
Keith Harlan Kenny Edson KS 24 nm
Charles Jay Poore Mc Donald KS 27 nm
Cort Justin Antholz Mc Donald KS 27 nm
John Gale Topliff Goodland KS 31 nm
Jonathan Theodore Collett Goodland KS 31 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 163 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 174 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 176 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 176 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 176 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 188 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 190 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 190 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 192 nm
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 239 nm

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