Blosser Municipal Airport

Blosser Municipal Airport (IATA: CNK, ICAO: KCNK, FAA LID: CNK) is two miles south of Concordia, in Cloud County, Kansas.[1] 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.

Blosser Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Concordia
ServesConcordia, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,486 ft / 453 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
12/30 2,205 672 Turf
3/21 1,665 507 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations14,550
Based aircraft9

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).[1]

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.[1]

History

The airport's roots are in 1930, when Charlie Blosser laid the first dirt airstrip on his farm.[2] He later donated the land to the city for airport use.[3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CNK PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. "Blosser Spends His 84 Years High in the Sky". Fort Scott Tribune. November 7, 1979. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  3. "Tires Trouble Aerial Tradition". Warsaw, Indiana Times-Union. September 7, 1978. Retrieved August 7, 2013.


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