Shorten Airfield
MU06 · Atlanta, Missouri · Macon County · map
Shorten Airfield is a private airport, 5 miles northwest of Atlanta, Missouri, 898 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,100 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MU06
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 898 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2019
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,100 × 60 ft | Grass |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kirksville Regional (10 nm north), Macon-Fower Memorial (13 nm southeast), North Central Missouri Regional (22 nm southwest), Omar N Bradley Airport (29 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kirksville Regional (10 nm north), Macon-Fower Memorial (13 nm southeast), North Central Missouri Regional (22 nm southwest), Omar N Bradley Airport (29 nm south).
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 Missouri · avgas.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Atlanta from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Atlanta, Missouri: 2 piston singles. 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 Missouri.
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 Atlanta 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MU06.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 27, 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.