# Shalz Field (CBK / KCBK)

**Shalz Field** (IATA: CBK, ICAO: KCBK) is a small airport in Colby, Kansas, United States. It opened in Dec 1944. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,110 ft (1,558 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CBK / KCBK
- FAA: CBK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Colby, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Dec 1944
- Elevation: 3,188 ft / 972 m
- Coordinates: 39.4275, -101.0470
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,110 ft / 1,558 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby_Municipal_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655227
- Weather station: KCBK
- Ident: KCBK

## Timeline

- Dec 1944: Shalz Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,110 ft / 1,558 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 12/30 | 2,660 ft / 811 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Grass | 135° / 315° |  |
| 04/22 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass | 046° / 226° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05749AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,110 ft / 1,558 m | #6,101 of 29,858 | #2,030 in North America | #1,645 in US |
| Elevation | 3,188 ft / 972 m | #5,023 of 43,403 | #2,552 in North America | #1,978 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.175 |
| CNTR | DENVER CNTR | 132.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/kcbk/data