# Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP / KEMP)

**Emporia Municipal Airport** (IATA: EMP, ICAO: KEMP) is a small airport in Emporia, Kansas, United States. It opened in Dec 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,005 ft (1,526 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EMP / KEMP
- FAA: EMP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Emporia, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Dec 1944
- Elevation: 1,208 ft / 368 m
- Coordinates: 38.3321, -96.1912
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://visitors.emporia-kansas.gov/index.php/emporia-municipal-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emporia_Municipal_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5374403
- Weather station: KEMP
- Ident: KEMP

## Timeline

- Dec 1944: Emporia Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 012° / 192° | yes |
| 06/24 | 3,881 ft / 1,183 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Grass | 065° / 245° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 1,208 ft / 368 m | #14,915 of 43,403 | #6,473 in North America | #5,061 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 127.725 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 124.675 |
| RDO | WICHITA RDO | 122.300 |
| 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/kemp/data