Stafford Municipal
3TA · Stafford, Kansas · Stafford County · map
Stafford Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Stafford, 3 miles west of Stafford, Kansas, 1,886 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 2,560 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Stafford Municipal?
Its FAA code is 3TA.
Where is Stafford Municipal?
It is 3 miles west of Stafford, Kansas, 1,886 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Stafford Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17/35, is 2,560 feet long.
Does Stafford Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Stafford Municipal?
2 pilot examiners and 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Stafford Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3TA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Stafford
- Elevation
- 1,886 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- beacon 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
- December 1945
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,560 × 100 ft | Grass, good | Low-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 1,900 × 80 ft | Grass, good | |
| 03/21 | 1,580 × 260 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: road 16 ft high 32 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 17 ft high 57 ft from the end
- Runway 13: fence 4 ft high 4 ft from the end
- Runway 31: crops 8 ft high 8 ft from the end
- Runway 21: road 15 ft high 51 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
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Pratt Regional (16 nm south), Great Bend Municipal (25 nm northwest), Lyons-Rice County Municipal (30 nm northeast), Hutchinson Regional (38 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pratt Regional (16 nm south), Larned-Pawnee County (25 nm northwest), Great Bend Municipal (25 nm northwest), Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field (30 nm southeast).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Pipe guard fence around gas meter at threshold.
- First 700 feet of runway 31 soft after rain.
- First 1200 feet of runway 35 soft after rain.
- Runway 3/21 full published length not available at full published width.
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 Stafford from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Stafford, Kansas: 6 piston singles. 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Weston Hale Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clyde Cessna Field · Kingman, KS (30 nm) · (620) 874-8166 · [email protected]
- Michael Eugene Tevis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Andale, KS (50 nm) · (316) 734-1115 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Stafford 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 5,731 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3TA.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.