Yates Center Municipal
3JA · Yates Center, Kansas · Woodson County · map
Yates Center Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Yates Center, 2 miles ssw of Yates Center, Kansas, 1,128 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Yates Center Municipal?
Its FAA code is 3JA.
Where is Yates Center Municipal?
It is 2 miles ssw of Yates Center, Kansas, 1,128 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Yates Center Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,000 feet long, grass.
Does Yates Center Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Yates Center Municipal?
2 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 3JA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Yates Center
- Elevation
- 1,128 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2024
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,000 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern, fence 4 ft high 4 ft from the end
- Runway 36: road 15 ft high 20 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (17 nm southeast), Allen County (17 nm east), Coffey County (27 nm north), Tri-City Airport (33 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (17 nm southeast), Allen County (17 nm east), Neodesha Municipal (26 nm south), LT William M Milliken Airport (26 nm west).
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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Yates Center from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Yates Center, Kansas: 5 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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.
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 Yates Center 9 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Osage Aviation LLC 5 aircraft in town
- 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 5,738 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3JA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.