Wamego Municipal
69K · Wamego, Kansas · Pottawatomie County · map
Wamego Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wamego, 3 miles east of Wamego, Kansas, 966 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,184 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Wamego Municipal?
Its FAA code is 69K.
Where is Wamego Municipal?
It is 3 miles east of Wamego, Kansas, 966 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wamego Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,184 feet long, asphalt.
Does Wamego Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wamego Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wamego Municipal?
2 pilot examiners and 5 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 69K
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Wamego
- Elevation
- 966 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1968
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,184 × 45 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 303 ft, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 36: road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Manhattan Regional (20 nm west), Freeman Field (29 nm west), Topeka Regional (31 nm southeast), Philip Billard Municipal (31 nm east).
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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Available 24 hours with credit card.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; runway lights located 13 feet outside runway edge. Runway end lights aer 36 located 14 feet north of thld. Runway end lights aer 18 located at displaced thld bar.
- +15 feet county road and +15 airport access road.
- 15 feet road, 0-199 feet dstc, 93 feet L.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to dthr, ovr 15 feet road, 0 feet from dstc, 100 feet R. obstruction clnc exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Caution:: runway 18/36 airport entrance road crosses through runway 18 approach at north end of runway. Veh traffic unrestricted.
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 Wamego from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Wamego, Kansas: 7 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- 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 · Flex Air · Manhattan, KS (20 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
- Mark Alan Gaines private pilot, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lawrence Regional Airport · Lawrence, KS (50 nm) · (816) 808-4429 · [email protected]
All 11 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).
- 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 · 4 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 Wamego 8 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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 5,732 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/69K.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.