39°32′57″N 097°39′08″W / 39.54917°N 97.65222°W / 39.54917; -97.65222
| Blosser Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Concordia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Concordia, Kansas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,486 ft / 453 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||||||
Blosser Municipal Airport (IATA: CNK, ICAO: KCNK, FAA LID: CNK) is two miles south of Concordia, in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. The airport was named after Charles H. Blosser, a longtime Concordia resident, aviation enthusiast, and former city mayor. It is on land originally owned by the Blosser family.
Facilities
The airport covers 209 acres (85 ha); its one asphalt runway (17/35) is 3,600 ft × 60 ft (1,097 m × 18 m). It has two turf runways: 12/30 is 2,205 ft × 265 ft (672 m × 81 m) and 3/21 is 1,665 ft × 255 ft (507 m × 78 m).
In the year ending July 24, 2007 the airport had 14,550 aircraft operations, average 39 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. Nine aircraft were then based at the airport: eight single-engine and one ultralight.
History
In 1930, Charlie Blosser laid the first dirt airstrip on his farm. He later donated the land to the city for airport use.
Gallery
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Airport welcome sign
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View of Airport Park
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Main building
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The Kansas Army National Guard Armory is in the airport complex.
- Video panorama of airport from ground level
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See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for CNK PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- "Blosser Spends His 84 Years High in the Sky". Fort Scott Tribune. November 7, 1979. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- "Tires Trouble Aerial Tradition". Warsaw, Indiana Times-Union. September 7, 1978. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CNK
- AirNav airport information for KCNK
- ASN accident history for CNK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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