# Godman Army Air Field (FTK / KFTK)

**Godman Army Air Field** (IATA: FTK, ICAO: KFTK) is a medium airport in Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,184 ft (1,580 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FTK / KFTK
- FAA: FTK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: May 1941
- Elevation: 754 ft / 230 m
- Coordinates: 37.9071, -85.9721
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,184 ft / 1,580 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godman_Army_Airfield (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274607
- Weather station: KFTK · WMO 72424
- Ident: KFTK

## Timeline

- May 1941: Godman Army Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 5,184 ft / 1,580 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 15/33 | 4,853 ft / 1,479 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00151AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,184 ft / 1,580 m | =6,033 of 29,858 | #1,999 in North America | #1,618 in US |
| Elevation | 754 ft / 230 m | =22,307 of 43,403 | =10,555 in North America | =8,705 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | LOUISVILLE APP/DEP | 123.675 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 109.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | AIR TO AIR | 23.750 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 126.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.800 |

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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/kftk/data