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.
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 September 27, 2022, the airport had 16,100 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 22 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 glider.[1]
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, which had its gala opening on April 14, 2023, is based at the airport.[2] It houses the sole surviving model E version of the Lockheed 10 Electra in which Earhart was lost.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for K59 PDF, effective 2023-09-07
- ^ "Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum". Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Home-town Earhart museum opens". Aeroplane. 51 (6): 9. June 2023.
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