Philip Billard Municipal
TOP · KTOP · Topeka, Kansas · Shawnee County · map
Philip Billard Municipal is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Topeka, Kansas, 881 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,099 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 77 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 17,104 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Philip Billard Municipal?
Its FAA code is TOP, and its ICAO code is KTOP.
Where is Philip Billard Municipal?
It is 3 miles northeast of Topeka, Kansas, 881 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Philip Billard Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 5,099 feet long.
Does Philip Billard Municipal have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Philip Billard Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Philip Billard Municipal?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Topeka Flyers INC and Vinland Flight School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Philip Billard Municipal?
7 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Philip Billard Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TOP · ICAO KTOP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 881 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,099 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,331 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 107 ft high 2,476 ft from the end
- Runway 31: VASI, four boxes on the left, tree 52 ft high 340 ft from the end
- Runway 18: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the right, trees 35 ft high 658 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.7 | Topeka |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | · Multicom - 121.900. |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Topeka |
| Top and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.275 | |
| Topeka and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.8 | Topeka |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 785-274-8258.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Topeka Regional (7 nm south), Lawrence Regional (19 nm east), Ottawa Municipal (36 nm southeast).
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
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 31; VASI runway 18 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Multicom - 121.900.
- Large and small migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 68 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 17,104, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 808 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,682 |
| general aviation, local | 7,354 |
| military | 260 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Topeka from the FAA register
137 aircraft are registered to owners in Topeka, Kansas: 87 piston singles, 14 balloons, 12 business jets, 9 turboprops, 7 piston twins. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Topeka Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Topeka Top Aviation Services is an FAA-certified flight school and aircraft rental operator based at Phillip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP) in Topeka, Kansas.
- Vinland Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · Topeka Vinland Flight School is a flight training organisation based in Topeka, Kansas, with operations at an airport location in Baldwin City, Kansas.
Charter operators and airlines based in Topeka:
- Luxe Jet LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Luxe Aviation provides aircraft management, sales, acquisitions, and leasing services for piston, turboprop, jet, and helicopter aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 14 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 aircrew program designee, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Mark Alan Gaines private pilot, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lawrence Regional Airport · Lawrence, KS (19 nm) · (816) 808-4429 · [email protected]
- Andrew Waterland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATD Flight Systems · Kansas City, MO (44 nm) · (816) 510-1859 · [email protected]
- Brian Andrew Park private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kansas City, MO (44 nm) · (816) 507-9103 · [email protected]
- James Harlan Rainen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kansas City, MO (44 nm) · (816) 739-9772 · [email protected]
- Joshua Turner Hay 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 · Atlantic Aviation · Kansas City, MO (44 nm) · (816) 510-5950 · [email protected]
- Todd Eric Nichols private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Kansas City, MO (44 nm) · (816) 694-0958 · [email protected]
- 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 (49 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
All 37 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 14 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Topeka 137 aircraft · 87 piston singles, 14 balloons, 12 business jets
- American Flight Museum 12 aircraft in town
- Kansas Highway Patrol 7 aircraft in town
- Combat Air Museum INC 7 aircraft in town
- Technical Applications & Consulting LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Luxe Jet LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Topeka Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Vinland Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- 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 5,738 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/TOP.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 23, 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.