Shalz Field
CBK · KCBK · Colby, Kansas · Thomas County · map
Shalz Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Colby, 2 miles north of Colby, Kansas, 3,188 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,110 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KCBK · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 10 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCBK 062155Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 32/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T03170098
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CBK · ICAO KCBK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Colby
- Elevation
- 3,188 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- weekends, on call; Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,110 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 2,660 × 90 ft | Grass, good | |
| 04/22 | 2,600 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: tree 22 ft high 420 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cbk and aWOS-3P | 118.175 | |
| Goodland and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 785-460-4499.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Colby from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Colby, Kansas: 24 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 drones, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Seasonal agricultural operations
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; PAPI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35- the common traffic frequency.
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 5, 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.