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KFSK · Fort Scott Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KFSK FAA FSK Elev 918 ft Lat 37° 47.90' N Lon 94° 46.16' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,403 ft. Max gradient: 0.34%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179.9° 4,403 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%
36 359.9° 4,403 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%

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 3 124.425
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 125.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 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 PAPI Rwy 18; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 18; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 18; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 18; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·KANSAS 97 EUREKA LT WILLIAM M MILLIKEN (13K) 2 N UTC–6(–5DT) N37º51.10´ W96º17.52´ 1208 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 18–36: H3504X60 (ASPH) S–8 PCN 3 F/C/Y/U MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: 2143X55 (TURF) 0.6% up E RWY 08: Fence.
  • ·Rwy 08–26, white tires mark rwy end.
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.975 (620) 583–2760.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·EMPORIA (VL) (H) VORTACW 112.8 EMP Chan 75 N38º17.47´ W96º08.29´ 188º 27.3 NM to fld. 1222/8E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 205º–245º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 205º–245º byd 40 NM VOR unusable: 210º–245º byd 40 NM 310º–320º byd 40 NM FLORY N38º40.89´ W97º38.70´ NOTAM FILE SLN.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 344 SL 350º 6.5 NM to Salina Rgnl. 1318/7E.
  • ·FORT RILEY N38º58.21´ W96º51.67´ NOTAM FILE FRI.
  • ·(T) VORW 109.4 FRI 036º 6.7 NM to Marshall AAF. 1228/6E.
  • ·FORT SCOTT MUNI (FSK)(KFSK) 4 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N37º47.90´ W94º46.16´ 918 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 18–36: H4403X75 (ASPH) S–24 PCN 9 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.3% up S RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 18–36, VASI Rwy 18, PAPI Rwy 36 and REIL Rwy 18 and Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Deer fence around airport perimeter.
  • ·Ground drops rapidly 250´ from Rwy 18 end.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices Section—Aerobatic Practice Areas.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-223-5490
  • ·AWOS–3P 124.425 (620) 215–5899.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·BUTLER (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.9 BUM Chan 106 N38º16.32´ W94º29.30´ 198º 31.4 NM to fld. 890/7E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 249º–259º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 305º–315º byd 40 NM KANSAS CITY L–10I, 15E IAP WICHITA KANSAS CITY L–10I KANSAS CITY L–10J, 16F IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 69,330 ops in 1990

2024 total

9,800

10-yr total

98,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 97% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2012-05-26 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-06-06 Doerr Raymond R RV-9A · CFIT · day →
1999-09-21 Piper PA-28-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-06-25 Cessna 150G · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-11-03 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →

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
Glenn Piacentini Pittsburg KS 23 nm
Johnny Lee Preston Oronogo MO 39 nm
Ralph Warren Mcclurg Reeds MO 50 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Bolivar MO 65 nm
Dustin Garard Grove OK 73 nm
Mark Alan Gaines Lawrence KS 74 nm
Ashley Windsor Warrensburg MO 76 nm
David Wayne Card Warrensburg MO 76 nm
Jeffrey Suhr Warrensburg MO 76 nm
Herman Azell Morris Springfield MO 79 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
William Noland Waldron Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Baron Chen Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Thomas Joe Addington Nevada MO 20 nm
Thomas Edward Reed Frontenac KS 21 nm
Clarence Eldon Easley Pleasanton KS 23 nm
Jeffrey Paul Mosley Pleasanton KS 23 nm
Jesse Lynn Hudson Pittsburg KS 23 nm
Matthew Stephen Kassawara Pittsburg KS 23 nm
Dustin Eugene Garard Erie KS 26 nm
John Edward Davolt Mc Cune KS 29 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
Jon William Bailes Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Aaron William Phillips Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Eldred Lynn Snyder Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Thomas James Coffman Fort Scott KS 4 nm
William Russell Lyman Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Gabriel Custer Maze Fort Scott KS 4 nm
Brian Gailord Powell Uniontown KS 10 nm
Donald Lee Karstetter Jr Richards MO 12 nm
Earl Phillip Perry Hepler KS 13 nm
Robert Anthony Dutton Mulberry KS 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 21 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 36 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 62 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 62 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 76 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 92 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 97 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 102 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 111 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 121 nm

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