# Butler Memorial Airport (BUM / KBUM)

**Butler Memorial Airport** (IATA: BUM, ICAO: KBUM) is a small airport in Butler, Missouri, United States. It opened in Nov 1946. It has one runway, 3,999 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BUM / KBUM
- FAA: BUM
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Butler, Missouri, United States
- Opened: Nov 1946
- Elevation: 894 ft / 272 m
- Coordinates: 38.2898, -94.3401
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,999 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Memorial_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34963715
- Weather station: KBUM
- Ident: KBUM

## Timeline

- Nov 1946: Butler Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,999 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 182° / 002° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,999 ft / 1,219 m | =9,960 of 29,858 | =4,134 in North America | =3,470 in US |
| Elevation | 894 ft / 272 m | #19,604 of 43,403 | #8,950 in North America | #7,280 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 125.550 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| RDO | COLUMBIA RDO | 115.900 |

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- [03MU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/03mu.md) McDonnell Airport · 15 mi / 23 km
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- [MO75](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mo75.md) Brownsberger Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
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## 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/kbum/data