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SN76 · Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID SN76 Elev 1,582 ft Lat 37° 55.58' N Lon 97° 54.40' 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: 7,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179° 7,000 ft 200 ft ASP No —
35 359° 7,000 ft 200 ft ASP No —

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 · 3 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·(E125) INCLUDES 15 GLIDERS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520. 10' TREES BOTH ENDS.
  • ·PRVDD EACH APCH IS MAINTD FOR MIN 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND TRSNL SFC MAINTD FOR 7:1 SLOPE.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

NAS Hutchinson

Source: OurAirports community

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-06-22 LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2007-09-02 Slingsby Swallow Type T.45 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-03-28 Schleicher ASW-20 · Stall / spin · 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
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 16 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 23 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 23 nm
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 30 nm
Donald James Obreiter Wichita KS 30 nm
Gregory James Pavlish Wichita KS 30 nm
Kirby Victor Ortega Wichita KS 30 nm
Matthew Aaron Teller Wichita KS 30 nm
Webster David Mckinley Wichita KS 30 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
Michael Bill Dowell South Hutchinson KS 6 nm
Brian Andrew Bird Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Rodney Lee Goering Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Monte Neal Reneau Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Benjamin Jon Fisher Hutchinson KS 8 nm
William Joseph Klein Burrton KS 13 nm
Richard James Ling Andale KS 16 nm
Harrison Fisher Aaron Andale KS 16 nm
William Everett Garrison Jr Nickerson KS 16 nm
Donald Lee Janke Cheney KS 19 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
John Floyd Roeder Jr Haven KS 6 nm
Cody Ryan Littlestar Haven KS 6 nm
Andrew Jacob Storey Haven KS 6 nm
Ryan Scott Stewart Haven KS 6 nm
Jeremiah Daniel Emrich Haven KS 6 nm
Lawrence James Roberts Jr South Hutchinson KS 6 nm
Wayne Arthur Crotts Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Rodney Lee Goering Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Terry Lee Benton Hutchinson KS 8 nm
Tony Leigh Beauchamp Hutchinson KS 8 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
 93 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 129 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 146 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 152 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 152 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 152 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 154 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 162 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 174 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 210 nm

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