Skip to content

KRSL · Russell Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KRSL FAA RSL Elev 1,862 ft Lat 38° 52.33' N Lon 98° 48.71' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 174° 5,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%
35 354° 5,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%
03 030° 1,602 ft 300 ft GRE No 0.19%
21 210° 1,602 ft 300 ft GRE No 0.19%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 128.325
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 124.400
  • RDO WICHITA RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 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.
  • ·Runway 14 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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.

    pcl ctaf

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • 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

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 14: Thld dsplcd 200´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·134 KANSAS RUSSELL MUNI (RSL)(KRSL) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N38º52.28´ W98º48.70´ 1864 B NOTAM FILE RSL RWY 17–35: H5000X75 (CONC) S–30, D–30 PCN 11 R/C/X/U MIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: 1602X300 (TURF) RWY 03: Trees.
  • ·Attended intermittenly. 100LL fuel 24 hr self–serve.
  • ·No line of sight between rwy ends.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 mkd with half barrels on posts painted black and yellow.
  • ·Pub phone access at arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 785-483-6911
  • ·ASOS 128.325 (785) 483–5770.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.6 (WICHITA RADIO) ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·HAYS (L) (L) VORTACW 110.4 HYS Chan 41 N38º50.86´ W99º16.61´ 076º 21.8 NM to fld. 1990/10E.
  • ·VOR portion unusable: 030º–220º byd 35 NM blo 3,500´ 220º–030º byd 35 NM blo 4,100´ DME portion unusable: 220º–030º byd 35 NM blo 3,700´ 030º–040º byd 35 NM blow 3,700´ SABETHA MUNI (K83) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N39º54.33´ W95º46.60´ 1328 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 01–19: H3208X40 (ASPH) S–6 PCN 4 F/C/Y/U LIRL
  • ·Unattended. 24 hr fuel avbl with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 785-284-2158
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.475 (785) 284–2201.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc St Joseph Apch at 816-236-3035.
  • ·When St Joseph Apch is clsd, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 2313X280 (TURF) 1.2% up S RWY 18: Road.
  • ·RWY 14: TORA–5200 TODA–5200 ASDA–5200 LDA–5000 RWY 32: TORA–5200 TODA–5200 ASDA–5200 LDA–5200
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 785-332-8844
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.925 (785) 306–1050.
  • ·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´ 336º 22.8 NM to fld. 3654/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 145º–155º TACAN unusable: 145º–155º WICHITA H–5B, L–10H IAP KANSAS CITY L–1OI WICHITA L–10G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · RSL Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,100 ops in 1992

2024 total

12,010

10-yr total

120,100

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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=1

  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-03-29 Piper PA-22-150 · Other · 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
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 56 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 56 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 56 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 64 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 86 nm
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 88 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 94 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 94 nm
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 99 nm
Donald James Obreiter Wichita KS 99 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
Thomas Henry Mahoney Dorrance KS 11 nm
Mason Gene Angel Natoma KS 21 nm
Danny George Dinkel Jr Hays KS 24 nm
Gary Todd Taylor Hays KS 24 nm
Jay Michael Simpson Hays KS 24 nm
Jed Edward Simpson Hays KS 24 nm
Byron Robin Enfield Hays KS 24 nm
Daniel Charles Erdman Ellsworth KS 29 nm
Benjamin Philip Parsons Ellsworth KS 29 nm
Jeffrey Warren Seewald Great Bend KS 31 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
Marlin Alvin Dumler Russell KS 2 nm
Brandon Lee Major Dorrance KS 11 nm
Steven Joseph Pfeifer Victoria KS 16 nm
Terry Lee Loveland Wilson KS 16 nm
Virgil Carl Lawson Sylvan Grove KS 21 nm
Brandon Gordon Maxwell Hoisington KS 21 nm
Leo William Blasi Hays KS 24 nm
Joyce Marie Pfeifer Hays KS 24 nm
Randall Joseph Schlitter Hays KS 24 nm
Delvin Frederick Bader Hays KS 24 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
 157 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 173 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 183 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 183 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 202 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 211 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 217 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 222 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 227 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 240 nm

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