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Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport (SN76) in Hutchinson, Kansas
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Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport (SN76)

  • General
  • Type: Gliderport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 06/01/1971, Runways: 3, Land Area Covered By Airport: 400 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 06686.*G, Location ID: SN76, Region: Central, Aeronautical sectional chart: Wichita, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: ICT, Tie-In FSS Name: Wichita, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1582 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCK, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZKC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Kansas City, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
  • Location
  • State: Kansas, County: Reno, City: Hutchinson, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 55' 35.043'', Lng: -97° 54' 22.188'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.926401, Lng: -97.906163, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 8 mi (S) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Bill Seed Jr, Rr2, Hutchinson, Ks 67501, 316-665-6882
  • Manager
  • Bill Seed Jr, Rr 2, Hutchinson, Ks 67501, 316-665-6882
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 4, Gliders Operational: 20
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: MOGAS, Magnetic Variation: 7E (Year 1985), Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
  • Remarks
  • Airspace Determination: PRVDD EACH APCH IS MAINTD FOR MIN 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND TRSNL SFC MAINTD FOR 7:1 SLOPE.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 04, Controlling Object Description: TREES

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 13, Right Traffic Pattern: No

Runway 3

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 17, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES-M
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 35, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES-M
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Hutchinson)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 46 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
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Doug Brannan
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Jun 12, 2014 @ 9:09 am
Retired recently and have a bucket list item of getting a sailplane/glider ride. Is this possible? I weigh about 200, have Parkinson's disease and a bum ankle. Just got back from Europe so flying commercial was no problem, only getting around in airports. Look forward to hearing from you.

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