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 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 2,469 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KPPF · observed 5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPPF 062252Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02670133
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 2,469, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, 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
- 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.
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.