Council Grove Municipal
K63 · Council Grove, Kansas · Morris County · map
Council Grove Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Council Grove, 3 miles northwest of Council Grove, Kansas, 1,409 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 1,845 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Council Grove Municipal?
Its FAA code is K63.
Where is Council Grove Municipal?
It is 3 miles northwest of Council Grove, Kansas, 1,409 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Council Grove Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 1,845 feet long.
Does Council Grove Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Council Grove Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA K63
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Council Grove
- Elevation
- 1,409 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,845 × 120 ft | Grass, good | |
| 12/30 | 1,690 × 75 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 04: trees 29 ft high 190 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees on the approach
- Runway 12: trees 20 ft high 30 ft from the end
- Runway 30: trees 21 ft high 150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Freeman Field (25 nm northwest), Emporia Municipal (27 nm southeast), Manhattan Regional (28 nm north), Coffey County (46 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Herington Regional (11 nm west), Freeman Field (25 nm northwest), Emporia Municipal (27 nm southeast), Marion Municipal (28 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport estabd prior 1959.
- RDO-CTLD model aircraft actvty on airport weekends eves and holidays.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
- 4 feet fence air carriers thld.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
- Runway ends marked west/orange barrels.
- Runways soft when wet.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Council Grove from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Council Grove, Kansas: 1 piston single, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Brandy Suzonne Shaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Flex Air · Manhattan, KS (28 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Council Grove 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 drones
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,736 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/K63.json.
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 26, 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.