Elk County
2K6 · Moline, Kansas · Elk County · map
Elk County is a public-use airport owned by Elk County, 3 miles northeast of Moline, Kansas, 1,063 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,510 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Elk County?
Its FAA code is 2K6.
Where is Elk County?
It is 3 miles northeast of Moline, Kansas, 1,063 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Elk County?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,510 feet long, asphalt.
Does Elk County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Elk County?
6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Elk County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2K6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Elk County
- Elevation
- 1,063 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,510 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 36: pole 38 ft high 289 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Independence Municipal (27 nm southeast), EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial (35 nm northwest), Tri-City Airport (37 nm east), Coffeyville Municipal (38 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Independence Municipal (27 nm southeast), LT William M Milliken Airport (28 nm north), Neodesha Municipal (30 nm east), EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial (35 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 18/36 no numbers.
- 15 feet road at thld.
- Runway 18 approach, 38 feet unmkd poles 140 feet right of centerline, 100 - 500 feet from runway end.
- Aerial agricultural operations.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Moline from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Moline, KS as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives.
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,147 since 1982 · 150 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,731 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2K6.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.