Amelia Earhart Airport (FAA LID: K59) is a city-owned airport two miles west of Atchison, in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is named for Atchison native Amelia Earhart.

Amelia Earhart Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: K59
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Atchison
Serves	Atchison, Kansas
Elevation AMSL	1,073 ft / 327 m
Coordinates	39°34′13″N 95°10′49″W
Website	cityofatchison.com
Map
Amelia Earhart Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 16,100 Based aircraft 25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities

Amelia Earhart Airport covers 77 acres (31 ha); its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 x 48 ft (914 x 14 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2006 the airport had 16,100 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.[1]

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for K59
  • AirNav airport information for K59
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for K59

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