# Sherman Army Air Field (FLV / KFLV)

**Sherman Army Air Field** (IATA: FLV, ICAO: KFLV) is a small airport in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has one runway, 5,318 ft (1,621 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FLV / KFLV
- FAA: FLV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
- Opened: May 1941
- Elevation: 771 ft / 235 m
- Coordinates: 39.3683, -94.9147
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,318 ft / 1,621 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 6 departures, 3 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.lvks.org/department/division.php?structureid=141
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Army_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7495138
- Weather station: KFLV
- Ident: KFLV

## Timeline

- May 1941: Sherman Army Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 5,318 ft / 1,621 m | 102 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,318 ft / 1,621 m | =5,711 of 29,858 | =1,870 in North America | =1,504 in US |
| Elevation | 771 ft / 235 m | =21,974 of 43,403 | =10,378 in North America | =8,549 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | KANSAS CITY APP/DEP | 124.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.200 |
| RDO | WICHITA RDO | 122.350 |

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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/kflv/data