Marshall Army Airfield
FRI · KFRI · Fort Riley (Junction City), Kansas · Riley County · map
Marshall Army Airfield is a private airport owned by the US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency, 3 miles northeast of Fort Riley (Junction City), Kansas, 1,066 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 4,503 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KFRI · observed 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC), good until Wed 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 18, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFRI 062055Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03070139 57019
TAF KFRI 062000Z 0620/0802 21012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 0623/0624 20008KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 0716/0717 02008KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS TX30/0620Z TN15/0711Z
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 FRI · ICAO KFRI
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency
- Elevation
- 1,066 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,035 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower with approach control · operates 1400++ - 0700z++ mon-thu; 1400-2200z++ friday, except holidays.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,503 × 100 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 75 × 75 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 04: ILS with DME, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.2 | Marshall |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 121.025 | Marshall |
| Clearance delivery | 119.65 | Marshall |
| Ground | 140.2 | Marshall |
| Approach and departure | 121.25 | Marshall |
| Fri and vor | 109.4 | |
| Manhattan and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.35 | Marshall |
| Operations Afld operations | 139.9 | Marshall |
Aircraft registered in Fort Riley (Junction City) from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Riley (Junction City), KS as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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
- Uhf CTAF- 248.65.
- Activate odals runway 04; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Operates 1300Z++ Monday - 0500Z++Saturday, except holidays.
- H1 - hospital southeast corner.
- Uhf the common traffic frequency frequency is 248.65.
- Military use: R3602 weather 121.025.
- Traffic pattern: left and right. R/west 1800 FT' F/west 2600 feet. F/west restricted to south traffic pattern only.
- R/west aircraft operates with minimum light sunset to sunrise. Migratory birds vicinity of afld.
- Full service operates 0600Z++ MON- 0600Z++Saturday except holidays. Operates hour may vary with local flying schedule.
- Caution: when class D effective drone (UAS) operates surface to 2000 feet above sea level. Fbpar and reflectors 280 feet FR runway centerline.
- Communications: pmsv METRO-C785-239-6562.
- Operates afld operations 1300-0700Z++ MON-FRI; 1300-2200Z++ Friday except holidays.
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.