Philip Billard Municipal Airport

Philip Billard Municipal Airport (IATA: TOP, ICAO: KTOP, FAA LID: TOP) is a public airport three miles (5 km) northeast of downtown Topeka, the capital city of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.[1]

Philip Billard Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMetropolitan Topeka Airport Authority
LocationTopeka, Kansas
Elevation AMSL881 ft / 269 m
Coordinates39°04′07″N 095°37′21″W
WebsiteTOP Website
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,002 915 Asphalt
13/31 5,099 1,554 Asphalt
18/36 4,331 1,320 Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations65,800
Based aircraft88

It was Topeka's airline airport until 1976. In the 1940s TWA, Continental and Braniff stopped there, and Ozark appeared for a couple years starting around 1951. Braniff left in 1953–54 and Continental in 1961; Central replaced TWA in 1958 and successor Frontier lasted until 1976.

Facilities and aircraft

Philip Billard Municipal Airport covers 920 acres (370 ha) and has two runways:[1]

  • 13/31: 5,099 x 100 ft (1,554 x 30 m) Asphalt
  • 18/36: 4,331 x 75 ft (1,320 x 23 m) Asphalt

In 2004 the airport had 65,800 aircraft operations, average 180 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. 88 aircraft are based at this airport: 78% single engine, 11% multi-engine (10), 6% helicopters, 3% ultralights and 1% jet aircraft.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for TOP (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 15 March 2007


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