KK59
Amelia Earhart Airport
Amelia Earhart Airport (KK59) is a general-aviation airfield serving Atchison, Kansas. The field lies at 1,073 ft (327 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,000 ft (914 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Church's Landing Airport (1MU8), 8 nm E.
Amelia Earhart Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft (327 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.5705, -95.1803
- Serving
- Atchison
- Region
- Kansas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,000 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,000 ft914 m | 48 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.