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Whiteman Air Force Base Private

SZL · KSZL · Knob Noster, MO · 870 ft elevation · var 1E · Towered

Airport information

ICAO / IATA
KSZL / SZL
Coordinates
38.7303, -93.5479
Elevation
870 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
1E
Sectional chart
KANSAS CITY
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
Airspace
Class D · CLASS D SVC 24, CLSD HOL; OTHER TIMES CLASS E
ARTCC
KANSAS CITY (ZKC)
Flight service (FSS)
COLUMBIA
NOTAM facility
COU
Attendance
ALL ALL
Beacon
white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Distance from city
2 S

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21

EventLocal (CDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:18 AM10:18Z
Sunrise05:49 AM10:49Z
Sunset08:42 PM01:42Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:14 PM02:14Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:14 PM → 05:18 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:42 PM → 04:49 AM

Plan a flight from KSZL

Night operations

Rotating beacon
white-green · SS-SR

Runway lighting aids — 01: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1 · 19: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1.

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

01TPANESW
LEFT traffic
Landing
Rwy 01 · 010°
Pattern
left (turns left)
TPA
1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 01 at 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway 01/19

12,400 ft × 200 ft · Concrete (Good)

Edge lights: High. PCN 58.

01
Heading
010° mag · 11° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (2.86°)
Approach lights
ALSF1
Instrument landing
ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (SZL) · GS 2.86°
Traffic pattern
Left
19
Heading
190° mag · 191° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights
ALSF1
Instrument landing
LOC/GS · CAT I · LOC 108.5 (MXJ) · GS 2.50°
Traffic pattern
Left
ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Communication frequencies

ServiceFrequencyNotes
KNOB NOSTER RCAG135.575APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 135.575/323.15 (KNOB NOSTER RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
KNOB NOSTER RCAG323.15APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 135.575/323.15 (KNOB NOSTER RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
ATIS118.725
GND/P119.125
EMERG121.5
CD/P121.75
DEP/P125.925
APCH/P127.45
LCL/P132.4
ARNG OPS139.0
ATIS239.025
ARNG OPS242.4
EMERG243.0
GND/P275.8
APCH/P284.0
COMD POST311.0
LCL/P318.8
COMD POST321.0
CD/P335.8
DEP/P343.65
PTD372.2
ARNG OPS41.0
ARNG OPS49.65
SZL TACAN109.8/35X

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Instrument landing systems

RunwayILS
RWY 19LOC/GS · CAT I · LOC 108.5 (MXJ) · GS 2.50°
RWY 01ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (SZL) · GS 2.86°

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
SZL · WhitemanTACAN109.80r156° / 0.3 NM
ANX · NapoleonVORTAC114.00r122° / 34.9 NM

Airport diagram

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Procedures at a glance

Lowest mins: ILS · vertical guidance Takeoff mins / ODP ↗

Approaches10

Minimums & Hot Spots

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VFR sectional

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Services

Bottled oxygen
NONE
Bulk oxygen
LOW
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR
Other services
Cargo

Ownership & management

Owner
USAF
WHITEMAN AFB, SEDALIA, MO
Manager
BASE COMMANDER
WHITEMAN AFB, SEDALIA, MO
660-687-6185

Remarks FAA

  • RWY LOAD CAPACITY: TRT585
  • JASU: 2(A/M32A-86D) 1(AM32-95)
  • FUEL: A, A++, A++100.
  • FLUID: LPOX
  • OIL: SOAP
  • TRAN ALERT: OPR 1400-0400Z++ MON-THU; 1400-0300Z++ FRI; 1400-2300Z++ WKEND, CLSD HOL. LTD DE-ICING OF TRAN ACFT AVBL. FLEET SVC NOT AVBL.
  • RSTD: PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT, RQR APVL FR AFLD MGMT, DSN 975-3101 C660-687-3101, 48 HR PRIOR. ISSUED PPR VAILD 1 HR PRIOR/AFTER ETA. LATE/EARLY ARR/DEP MUST BE RE-COORD. B52 OPS RQR COORD WITH AFLD MGMT. PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT, RQR APVL FR AFLD MGMT, DSN 975-3101 C660-687-3101, 48 HR PRIOR. ISSUED PPR VAILD 1 HR PRIOR/AFTER ETA. LATE/EARLY ARR/DEP MUST BE RE-COORD. B52 OPS RQR COORD WITH AFLD MGMT. B52 RWY ACCESS LTD TO TWY D. NO OVFT WEAPONS STOR AREA LCTD ESE OF RWY AND CITY OF KNOB NOSTER LCTD 1.5 NM NNW OF FLD.
  • RSTD: ACFT WITH VIP CTC AFLD MGMT 30 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. CTC TWR 10 MIN PRIOR TO LDG.
  • CAUTION: 112 FT AGL TWR 4000 FT DIRECTLY WEST ABEAM RWY O1 THLD. POSSIBLE ILLUSION OF BEING HI ON FINAL DUR NGT VFR APCH TO RWY 01.
  • CAUTION: LCL ACFT FLY 300 KT IN OVERHEAD PAT. BIRD WATCH COND CHG RAPIDLY. BIRD AIRCRAFT STRIKE HAZARD (BASH) DISPERSAL METHODS USED INCL PYROTECHNICS AND PROPANE CANNON. CTC ATIS, TWR OR PTD FOR CURRENT BIRD HAZ INFO.
  • TFC PAT: COPTER 1400 FT; RECTANGULAR 1900 FT; OVERHEAD 2400 FT.
  • MISC: AFLD MGMT DSN 975-3101, C660-687-3101, FAX 660-687-2343.
  • ARNG: OPR 1300-2100Z++ MON; 1300-0400Z++ TUE-THURS; 1300-2100Z++ FRI; CLSD WKEND AND HOL. SEE NOTAMS FOR MOST UP TO DATE OPR HR, DSN 975-5768.
  • TRAN ALERT: TRANSIENT SVC AVBL FOR F16 ACFT, EXCEPT THE SENSOR CHIP INSPECTION UNAVBL.
  • MISC: WX OBS VIS RESTRICTIONS: DIRECT VIEW OF THE RY IS BLOCKED BY THE B-2 MAINT DOCKS. VIS IS FURTHER RESTRICTED BY BLDG 33 N ON W SIDE OF FLT LINE.
  • CAUTION: PHASE I REPRESENTS NORMAL BIRD ACTIVITY OUTSIDE MIGRATORY SEASON. PHASE II REPRESENTS HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY; NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRATORY SEASON. THE PHASE II TIMEFRAME AT WHITEMAN IS FM 1 APR - 30 MAY (SPRING MIGTRATION) & 15 SEP - 30 NOV (FALL MIGRATION).
  • 20 FT POLE 185 FT SOUTH OF TWY 'C' EAST.
  • MISC: DUR NOTAM SNOW REMOVAL OPR OR FCST WX EVENTS CTC AFLD MGMT DSN 975-3101 C660-687-3101 FOR MOST CURRENT AFLD STATUS.
  • MISC: WHEN AFLD CLSD RSC/RCR UNAVBL.
  • WHEN APP/DEP CLSD CTC GND.
  • MISC: ARFF CAPABILITIES AT PERM REDUCED LVL OF SVC FOR NFPA 403 CAT 9 (E-4, KC-10, VC-25 (747)) & CAT 10 (C-5) ACFT.
  • WX SVC AVBL H24 EXC DUR APVD HOL DSN 975-3062, C660-687-3062. H24 SBY AVBL DUR APVD HOL AND CLOSURE. WX OPS AIRCREWS CAN RCV WX BRFG FR OPS DESK DSN 975-3062, C660-687-3062. AFLD WX MNT BY AN/FMQ-19 ASOS AND AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSERVER ONLY DUR INDCD HR OF OPR.
  • RSTD: PPRS WILL NOT BE GIVEN MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR.
  • CAUTION: FUEL TANKS BTN HANGER 6 AND HANGER 7 DO NOT HAVE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS
  • EXTRMLY LTD DE-ICG CPBLTYS. COORD DE-ICG REQ THRU TSNT MAINT. DE-ICG TRUCK BOOM UNA TO RCH C-5 OR C-17 TAIL. C-5 AND C-17 AIRCREWS MUST BRING DE-ICG TAIL ADAPTER TO BE ABLE TO DE-ICE TAIL OF ACFT.
  • PMSV UNAVBL. ACFT IN NEED OF WX SUPPORT CTC 509 OSS/OSW VIA FONE PATCH 975-3061, C660-687-3061, OR 509 BW/CP 975-3778, C660-687-3778.
  • NO CNTRLN MRK ON COMPASS ROSE/ALTN HAZ CARGO PAD.
  • TACAN GCP TWY C E OF RWY UNUSE.
  • CAUTION - OBSTRUCTION LIGHT OUT OF SERVICE ON THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES: BUILDING 117, HARDSTAND 3 BALLPARK LIGHT FIXTURE, BUILDING 52, BUILDING 91, BALLPARK LIGHT FIXTURES ABEAM HANGAR 91, BUILDING 1155, BUILDING 1162, BUILDING 1163 AND THE A-10 SUNSHADES. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT ON COMMUNICATIONS TOWER IS WHITE AND NOT RED.
  • TPA RECTANGULAR 1900 FT, COPTER 1400 FT, OVERHEAD 2400 FT.
  • ADDL WT BRG CPTY: ST175 TDT800
  • RSTRD 5 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.

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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open KSZL in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About KSZL

Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL · KSZL) is an airport in Knob Noster, MO, at 870 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 12,400 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KSZL, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does KSZL have a control tower?

Yes. Whiteman Air Force Base has an operating FAA control tower. Check the Comms & NavAids tab for tower and ground frequencies.

What is the longest runway at KSZL?

Whiteman Air Force Base has 1 runway; the longest is 12,400 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is KSZL?

Whiteman Air Force Base is in Knob Noster, MO, at an elevation of 870 ft MSL. Coordinates: 38.7303, -93.5479.

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