# Amelia Earhart Airport (K59)

**Amelia Earhart Airport** (FAA: K59) is a small airport in Atchison, Kansas, United States. It opened in Jun 1952. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kk59

## At a glance

- FAA: K59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Atchison, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1952
- Elevation: 1,073 ft / 327 m
- Coordinates: 39.5711, -95.1764
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.cityofatchison.com/department/?fDD=19-0
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4742250
- Weather station: KSTJ · WMO 72449
- Ident: KK59

## Timeline

- Jun 1952: Amelia Earhart Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 48 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |

- 16/34 slopes 1.1%: threshold 16 at 1,040 ft / 317 m, threshold 34 at 1,072 ft / 327 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 1,073 ft / 327 m | =16,574 of 43,403 | =7,295 in North America | =5,783 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 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 | ST JOSEPH APP/DEP | 120.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.100 |
| 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/kk59/data