KTOP — Philip Billard Muni
Topeka, KS · field elevation 881 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KTOP current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTOP 111153Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 26/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02560200 10278 20256 53003
- Wind
- from 000° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,373 ft · pressure altitude 901 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 000° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 6 kt head | — |
| 31 | 4 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 13 | 4 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 18 | 6 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTOP 111120Z 1112/1212 18006KT P6SM FEW200 FM111400 22011G20KT P6SM SCT150 FM120000 18007KT P6SM FEW150
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.06882, -95.62238
- Elevation
- 881 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1132Z / 0122Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-1900
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Kansas City
- County
- Shawnee, KS
Airport diagram
Everything else KTOP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,099 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,331 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Tower 0700-1900
- 118.7
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFOE Topeka Rgnl7 nm
- KLWC Lawrence Rgnl19 nm
- KOWI Ottawa Muni36 nm
- KIXD New Century Aircenter37 nm
- KOJC Johnson County Exec43 nm
- KMCI Kansas City Intl44 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTOP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kansas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.