Butler Memorial
BUM · KBUM · Butler, Missouri · Bates County · map
Butler Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of Butler, 2 miles north of Butler, Missouri, 894 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,999 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 20 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,960 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Butler Memorial?
Its FAA code is BUM, and its ICAO code is KBUM.
Where is Butler Memorial?
It is 2 miles north of Butler, Missouri, 894 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Butler Memorial?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,999 feet long, asphalt.
Does Butler Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Butler Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Butler Memorial?
3 pilot examiners and 12 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 Butler Memorial…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BUM · ICAO KBUM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Butler
- Elevation
- 894 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,999 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Butler and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.55 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Nevada Municipal (26 nm south), Clinton Regional (31 nm east), Fort Scott Municipal (36 nm southwest), Johnson County Executive (38 nm northwest).
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 Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Two towers +195 feet and +411 feet; approximately 7000 feet and 14000 feet south of runway 36 thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,960, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 220 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 3,200 |
| military | 40 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Butler from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Butler, Missouri: 6 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 1 turboprop. 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 Missouri.
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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Ashley Windsor private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Warrensburg, MO (39 nm) · (850) 218-5149 · [email protected]
- David Wayne Card private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · UCM Aviation · Warrensburg, MO (39 nm) · (660) 441-7552 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Suhr private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Skyhaven Airport · Warrensburg, MO (39 nm) · (816) 944-0924 · [email protected]
All 23 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 10 since 1982, 2 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 Butler 12 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 217 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,815 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BUM.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 26, 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.