# Dighton Airport (K65)

**Dighton Airport** (FAA: K65) is a small airport in Dighton, Kansas, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,400 ft (732 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k65

## At a glance

- FAA: K65
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Dighton, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 2,779 ft / 847 m
- Coordinates: 38.4897, -100.4800
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35252474
- Weather station: KTQK
- Ident: K65

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: Dighton Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 06/24 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass |  |  |
| 13/31 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass |  |  |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 2,779 ft / 847 m | =6,066 of 43,403 | =2,952 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [32KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/32ks.md) Wilkens Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [86KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0162.md) Coberly Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [KTQK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktqk.md) Scott City Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [9KS6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ks6.md) Lundgren Hereford Ranch Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [1KS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ks8.md) Buehler Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [48K](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k48k.md) Ness City Municipal Airport · 31 mi / 50 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k65/data