El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport
87K · El Dorado Springs, MO · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:51 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:53 AM | 10:53Z |
| Sunrise | 06:22 AM | 11:22Z |
| Sunset | 08:22 PM | 01:22Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:51 PM | 01:51Z |
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 178° mag · 183° true
- Dimensions
- 2,430 × 50 ft
- TPA
- 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Turf
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 358°) on the 45° at 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 22 ft, 0 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,295 ft | |
| 18/36 | 2,430 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
BUM 115.90
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUM · Butler | VORTAC | 115.90 · 106X | High | r130° / 34 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 87K
- Coordinates
- 37.8567, -93.9991
- Elevation
- 931 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- Sectional chart
- KANSAS CITY
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- KANSAS CITY (ZKC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- COLUMBIA · 122.1R, 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- COU
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Distance from city
- 2 SE
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Instruction
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 5 notes
General
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- INSUF RWY SAFETY AREA LENGTH BYND EACH END OF RWY 18/36. TREES WITHIN RWY SAFETY AREA AT EACH END OF RWY 18/36.
- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
Lighting
- ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.
Attendance
- MANAGER LIVES ON AIRPORT.
Nearby airports
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About 87K
El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport (87K) is an airport in El Dorado Springs, MO, at 931 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 3,295 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 87K, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 87K have a control tower?
No. El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 87K?
El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 3,295 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 87K?
El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport is in El Dorado Springs, MO, at an elevation of 931 ft MSL. Coordinates: 37.8567, -93.9991.
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