Russell Municipal
RSL · KRSL · Russell, Kansas · Russell County · map
Russell Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Russell, 2 miles southeast of Russell, Kansas, 1,864 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KRSL · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots, gusting to 19
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRSL 061953Z AUTO 21009G19KT 10SM CLR 30/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03000139
TAF KRSL 061720Z 0618/0718 21014KT P6SM SKC FM070100 18007KT P6SM SKC FM071200 27005KT P6SM SKC FM071500 01007KT P6SM SKC
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 RSL · ICAO KRSL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Russell
- Elevation
- 1,864 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, intmnt
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 1,602 × 300 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, rr 23 ft high 1,080 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 03: trees 43 ft high 505 ft from the end
- Runway 21: ant 42 ft high 1,034 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Russell and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 | |
| Rsl and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 785-858-7898.
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 Russell from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Russell, Kansas: 12 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Condl: provided a clear approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the transitional surface be maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; PAPI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 -- the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour SELF-SERVE.
- 03/21 marked with half barrels on posts painted black and yellow.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
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.