Sherman Army Airfield
FLV · KFLV · Fort Leavenworth, Kansas · Leavenworth County · map
Sherman Army Airfield is a public-use airport owned by U S Army, Army Aviation Div, 3 miles north of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 771 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 5,318 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FLV · ICAO KFLV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U S Army, Army Aviation Div
- Elevation
- 771 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 698 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm (military); every day, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (general aviation)
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,318 × 102 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, berm 19 ft high 780 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 7 ft high 273 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 126.2 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.7 | |
| Braymer and star · Jhawk and star · Tyger and star | 120.95 |
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Aircraft registered in Fort Leavenworth from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: 6 piston singles, 1 drone. 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, 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
- General aviation ramp associated west/city of Leavenworth.
- Activate PAPI runways 16 and 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34; and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- U.south. Army airfield/civilian ramp leased to city.
- Pattern altitude: rotary wing 698 feet above ground level, turbine fixed wing aircraft 1028 feet above ground level.
- General aviation open hangars are not securable.
- Military fuel jet a only available 1330-2230Z. 24 hour prior permission required. Service otr times for code 4 and above.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Potential bird hazard on and near runway early morning and evening.
- Numerous migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport OCT-APR.
- Misc: civil aircraft on NON-GOVT bus use city of Leavenworth ramp C913-651-0111 on south end of field operates 0900-1800L.
- Calm wind use runway 16.
- Restricted: no hazardous cargo pad.
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.