Emporia Municipal
EMP · KEMP · Emporia, Kansas · Lyon County · map
Emporia Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Emporia, 4 miles south of Emporia, Kansas, 1,208 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 5,005 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive, car gas (mogas)).
Weather right now KEMP · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 57°F (14°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 KEMP 061953Z AUTO 23009G21KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02890139
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 EMP · ICAO KEMP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Emporia
- Elevation
- 1,208 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,005 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 3,881 × 300 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 35 ft high 856 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Emporia and rco | 122.3 | Emporia |
| Emp and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.125 | |
| Emporia and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.725 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 620-343-3733.
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 Emporia from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Emporia, Kansas: 31 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 1 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
- Sunset to sunrise.
- Activate PAPI and runway end identifier lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 aft 1800 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100 LL and mogas 24 hour SELF-SERVE..
- Jet a full serve. Aftr hours on required.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
- Soft when wet.
- Ultralight actvty on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Rco available 127.725 Kansas city center.
- Runway 6/24 ends and edges marked with orange and white panels.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.