# Russell Municipal Airport (RSL / KRSL)

**Russell Municipal Airport** (IATA: RSL, ICAO: KRSL) is a medium airport in Russell, Kansas, United States. It opened in Jun 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RSL / KRSL
- FAA: RSL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Russell, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1945
- Elevation: 1,864 ft / 568 m
- Coordinates: 38.8721, -98.8118
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.russellcity.org/airport.php
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35297166
- Weather station: KRSL
- Ident: KRSL

## Timeline

- Jun 1945: Russell Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 174° / 354° | yes |
| 03/21 | 1,602 ft / 488 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Grass | 040° / 220° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 1,864 ft / 568 m | #9,590 of 43,403 | #4,316 in North America | #3,260 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 128.325 |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 124.400 |
| RDO | WICHITA RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [HYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khys.md) Hays Regional Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [SLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksln.md) Salina Municipal Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [HUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khut.md) Hutchinson Municipal Airport · 76 mi / 122 km

## 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/krsl/data