Hill City Municipal
HLC · KHLC · Hill City, Kansas · Graham County · map
Hill City Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hill City, 1 mile northeast of Hill City, Kansas, 2,238 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KHLC · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 91°F (33°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 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 KHLC 062153Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 33/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03280106
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 HLC · ICAO KHLC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hill City
- Elevation
- 2,238 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 11 ft high 495 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Hlc and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.425 | |
| Hill City Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 785-922-9256.
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 Hill City from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Hill City, Kansas: 7 piston singles, 2 helicopters. 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 · 1 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
- Provided approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the transitional surface be maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Agricultural aircraft operg vicinity airport daylight hours.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel.
- 4 feet berm, 0-199 dstc, 8- feet L.
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.