Tri-City Airport
PPF · KPPF · Parsons, Kansas · Labette County · map
Tri-City Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Parsons, 11 miles west of Parsons, Kansas, 900 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 15 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,469 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Tri-City Airport?
Its FAA code is PPF, and its ICAO code is KPPF.
Where is Tri-City Airport?
It is 11 miles west of Parsons, Kansas, 900 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tri-City Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,001 feet long, concrete.
Does Tri-City Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tri-City Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tri-City Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners 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 PPF · ICAO KPPF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Parsons
- Elevation
- 900 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: VASI, four boxes on the left, tree 70 ft high 1,680 ft from the end
- Runway 35: VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 50 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Ppf and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.175 | |
| Edna and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 620-336-3834.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Coffeyville Municipal (15 nm south), Independence Municipal (17 nm southwest), Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (20 nm north).
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
- Provided approaches to runway 17-35 are maintd for a minimum 34:1 glide slope and the trsnl surface maintd for a 7:1 slope.
- Activate VASI and runway end identifier lights runways 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 oper DUSK-2300; aft 2300 activate - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour SELF-SERVE 100LL fuel.
- 35 feet trees, 40-199 feet dstc, 237 feet L.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Obstruction clnc slp exceeds a 45 degrees angle.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of runways.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 13 |
| multi-engine | 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 2,469, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 30 |
| general aviation, travelling | 429 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
| military | 10 |
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 Parsons from the FAA register
38 aircraft are registered to owners in Parsons, Kansas: 29 piston singles, 6 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Glenn Piacentini private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atkinson Municipal Airport · Pittsburg, KS (38 nm) · (812) 457-7548 · [email protected]
- Johnny Lee Preston private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Oronogo, MO (49 nm) · (417) 437-4602 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 Parsons 38 aircraft · 29 piston singles, 6 drones, 1 turboprops
- 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 5,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PPF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.