Airport overview
Sherman Army Air Field serves Fort Leavenworth, United States. The longest reported open paved runway is 1,621 metres (5,318 feet). The directory lists 1 FBO and 0 handling providers at this airport.
- ICAO code
- KFLV
- IATA code
- FLV
- Local / reference code
- FLV
- Location
- Fort Leavenworth · Kansas · United States
- Coordinates
- 39.367576, -94.914340
- Elevation above sea level
- 235 m / 771 ft
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Reported access
- Public use
- Longest open paved runway
- 1,621 m / 5,318 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 1 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- 100LL
- Control tower
- No
- Customs airport designation
- No
- Landing-rights designation
- No
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
All recorded runways at Sherman Army Air Field| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|
| 16/34 | 1,621 m5,318 ft | 31 m102 ft | ASPH-CONC | LightedReported open |
Runway 16/34 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|
| 16 | 159° | 235 m / 770.6 ft | Not reported | 39.37441, -94.91765 |
| 34 | 339° | 234 m / 766.3 ft | Not reported | 39.36074, -94.91103 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|
| 16 | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | 1,621 m / 5,318 ft | Not reported |
| 34 | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | 1,802 m / 5,913 ft | 1,682 m / 5,518 ft | Not reported |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
FBOs & handling
Fixed-base operators · 1
LA
Fixed-base operator950 Chief Joseph Loop, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1516, United States
Mon-Fri 1000-1900 (local), fuel available until 2100, after hours by request
Meeting room · Wi-Fi · Courtesy car · Car rental · Hangar space
View facility & contactsHistory & management
The airport activation record dates to 1941-05; this is an administrative date and may differ from the airport’s founding. The recorded owner is U S Army, Army Aviation Div.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- 1941-05
- Recorded owner
- U S Army, Army Aviation Div
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Airfield Ops
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|
| A/D | KANSAS CITY APP/DEP | 124.7 MHz |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.2 MHz |
| RDO | WICHITA RDO | 122.35 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.
Airport & runway remarks (21)
Airport remarks can include operating restrictions, prior-permission contacts and noise procedures; check current publications before a flight.
- AIRPORTGA RAMP ASSOCIATED W/CITY OF LEAVENWORTH.
- AIRPORTWILDLIFE ON & INVOF RY.
- AIRPORTGA RAMP ATTENDED 1500-0000Z++, CALL 913-651-0111. FUEL AVBL 1500-0200Z++ AND AFT HRS BY REQ. JOINT USE AIRFIELD, FBO ATTENDED MON-FRI 1500-0000Z++;
- AIRPORTPOTENTIAL BIRD HAZARD ON & NEAR RY EARLY MORNING & EVENING.
- AIRPORTNUMEROUS MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT OCT-APR.
- AIRPORTMISC: BASE OPS 0730-1630L MON-FRI, EXC HOL; OT CODE 4 AND ABV BY PPR. AIRFIELD CONDITIONS UNMONITORED AND UNREPORTED OUTSIDE OF POSTED OPERATING HOURS. NO TRAN ALERT, LAVATORY SVC OR DE-ICE CAPABILITY. ALL ACFT WITH CODE 4 VIP OR ABV CTC SHERMAN BASE OPS (126.2) AT LEAST 20 MIN PRIOR TO LDG.
- AIRPORTMISC: CIV ACFT ON NON-GOVT BUS USE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH RAMP C913-651-0111 ON S END OF FLD OPR 0900-1800L.
- AIRPORTCALM WIND USE RY 16.
- AIRPORTRSTD: NO HAZARDOUS CARGO PAD.
- AIRPORTRSTD: MILITARY RAMP 24 HOUR PPR, CALL DSN 552-6041 OR C913-684-6041.
- AIRPORT+19 FT LGTD LEVEE 780 FT FROM AER 16, OB (PVT ROAD ON TOP OF +9 FT LEVEE).
- AIRPORTFOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY APCH AT 816-329-2710.
- AIRPORTACTVT PAPI RWYS 16 & 34; HIRL RWY 16/34; & TWY LGTS - CTAF.
- AIRPORTU.S. ARMY AIRFIELD/CIVILIAN RAMP LEASED TO CITY.
- AIRPORTTPA: ROTARY WING 698 FT AGL, TURBINE FIXED WING ACFT 1028 FT AGL.
- AIRPORTGA OPEN HGRS ARE NOT SECURABLE.
- AIRPORT_ATTEND_SCHEDLIMITED SCV OT AND FED HOL. RSTD-MILITARY RAMP 24 HOUR PPR, CALL DSN 552-6041/39/41 OR C913-684-6041/39/41.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTCITY ARPT/FBO MGR DEAN AYERS.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTALT: 913-684-6039; FAX: 913-684-6040; FOR GENERAL AVIATION CONTACT CITY OF LEAVENWORTH AIRPORT OFFICE, PHONE 913-651-0111, FAX: 913-682-1592.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTFAX: 913-684-6043.
- FUEL_TYPEMIL FUEL JET A ONLY AVBL 1330-2230Z. 24 HR PPR. SVC OTR TIMES FOR CODE 4 & ABV.
