Moundridge Municipal
47K · Moundridge, Kansas · Mc Pherson County · map
Moundridge Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Moundridge, 1 mile east of Moundridge, Kansas, 1,489 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,405 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, car gas (mogas)).
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What is the airport code for Moundridge Municipal?
Its FAA code is 47K.
Where is Moundridge Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Moundridge, Kansas, 1,489 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Moundridge Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,405 feet long, asphalt.
Does Moundridge Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Moundridge Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Moundridge Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Hesston College. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Moundridge Municipal?
11 pilot examiners and 10 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 47K
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Moundridge
- Elevation
- 1,489 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,405 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: trees 25 ft high 925 ft from the end
- Runway 35: building 20 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.5 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: MC Pherson Airport (12 nm northwest), Newton-City-County (14 nm southeast), Hutchinson Regional (19 nm southwest), Colonel James Jabara Airport (31 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
- Provided approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the transitional surface be maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Fuel 24 hour self serve.
- 20 feet building, 0-199 feet dstc, 204 feet R. 55 feet rtg beacon, 67 feet dstc, 214 feet L.
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 Moundridge from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Moundridge, Kansas: 7 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Hesston College 4 aircraft · Hesston, 6 miles away Hesston College is a Christ-centered institution in Hesston, Kansas that offers a Bachelor of Science in Aviation – Professional Pilot program with a legacy dating to 1970.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 53 engineering representatives, 106 training center evaluators, 2 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (28 nm) · (316) 734-1115 · [email protected]
- Gerald Warren Griggs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Goddard, KS (33 nm) · (316) 640-7570 · [email protected]
- Matthew Paul Freund private pilot (proficiency) · Goddard, KS (33 nm) · (316) 640-9393 · [email protected]
- 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 · Aviation Academy · Wichita, KS (34 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 · WSU Tech · Wichita, KS (34 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
- Christopher Dale Bleakney private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (34 nm) · (316) 641-6298 · [email protected]
- Kirby Victor Ortega private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ortega Aviation Services · Wichita, KS (34 nm) · (316) 655-4179 · [email protected]
- Matthew Aaron Teller 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 · Wichita, KS (34 nm) · (207) 877-4308 · [email protected]
All 199 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 1 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 Moundridge 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Southwind Global Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Mid Kansas Cooperative 2 aircraft in town
- Hesston College 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 5,738 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/47K.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.