Blosser Municipal Airport

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Coordinates: 39°32′57″N 097°39′08″W / 39.54917, -97.65222

Blosser Municipal Airport
IATA: CNK – ICAO: KCNK – FAA: CNK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Concordia
Serves		Concordia, Kansas
Elevation AMSL		1,486 ft / 453 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	3,600	1,097	Asphalt
12/30	2,205	672	Turf
3/21	1,665	507	Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			14,550
Based aircraft			9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Blosser Municipal Airport (IATA: CNK, ICAO: KCNK, FAA LID: CNK) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Concordia, in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.^[1] The airport was named after Charles H. Blosser, a longtime Concordia resident, aviation enthusiast, and former city mayor. It is located on land originally owned by the Blosser family.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Blosser Municipal Airport covers an area of 209 acres (85 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runways (17/35) measuring 3,600 x 60 ft. (1,097 x 18 m). It also has two turf runways: 12/30 measuring 2,205 x 265 ft. (672 x 81 m) and 3/21 at 1,665 x 255 ft. (507 x 78 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 24, 2007, the airport had 14,550 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% ultralight.^[1]