Washington County Veteran'S Memorial
K38 · Washington, Kansas · Washington County · map
Washington County Veteran'S Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Washington County, 5 miles south of Washington, Kansas, 1,436 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,406 feet of concrete.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA K38
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Washington County
- Elevation
- 1,436 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1980
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,406 × 60 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 220 ft, road 15 ft high 290 ft from the end
- Runway 35: power line 68 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Manhattan and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.35 |
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Aircraft registered in Washington from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Washington, Kansas: 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- E111 provided the approach to each runway is maintd for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the transitional surface be maintd for a 7:1 slope.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Obstruction clnc slope 34:1 to dthr.
- Runway 17/35 extensive cracking.
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.