Lucas Airport
38K · Lucas, Kansas · Russell County · map
Lucas Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lucas, 1 mile east of Lucas, Kansas, 1,485 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,904 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Lucas Airport?
Its FAA code is 38K.
Where is Lucas Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Lucas, Kansas, 1,485 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lucas Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,904 feet long, asphalt.
Does Lucas Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lucas Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 38K
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lucas
- Elevation
- 1,485 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,904 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: fence 7 ft high 296 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 17 ft high 430 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
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Moritz Memorial (31 nm northeast), Hays Regional (37 nm west), Rooks County Regional (40 nm northwest), Salina Regional (44 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lincoln Municipal (17 nm east), Russell Municipal (18 nm southwest), Ellsworth Municipal (23 nm southeast), Osborne Municipal (23 nm north).
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
- Runway 17 and runway 35 thld lts non-standard 360 degrees. Green.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Within ten miles
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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 Lucas from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Lucas, Kansas: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
- Anthony B Condon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Kansas State Polytechnic Aviation · Salina, KS (44 nm) · (515) 291-0089 · [email protected]
- Brandy Suzonne Shaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Schilling Air Services · Salina, KS (44 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
- William Robert Mcdonald private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kansas State University · Salina, KS (44 nm) · (954) 325-8775 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
- Aircraft registered in Lucas 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 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 5,732 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/38K.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 29, 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.