Terminal Procedures

K52 — Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City

MONROE CITY, MO · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 737 ft1 runwayLongest 3,515 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 090CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 270CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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K52 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Kansas City Center
Flight service
Saint Louis
NOTAM facility
STL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Traffic pattern altitude
965 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
85 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Kansas City
Last FAA inspection
2023-05-31

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

K52 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,515 × 50 ft0927N1,000 ft
Runway layout at K52, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/273,515 ft50 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  09 92°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  27 272°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where K52 is

Latitude, longitude39.6344110, -91.7269940
Elevation737 ft
From Monroe City1 nm S

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FAA remarks for K52

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
  • DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
  • TPA LIGHT ACFT 800 FT AGL, TURBO PROP AND JETS 1500 FT AGL
  • AIRPORT OFFICE PHONE (573) 735-4845.
  • +1-4' FENCE 0-200' FM RY END 120'R.
  • 1-5 FT FENCE 65-200 FT FM RY END & 120 FT R; 1-5 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FM RY END & 125 FT L.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near K52

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KHAEHannibal RgnlHANNIBAL, MO14 nm NE3
H19Bowling Green MuniBOWLING GREEN, MO28 nm SE3
KMYJMexico MemlMEXICO, MO29 nm S5
6M6Lewis County RgnlMONTICELLO, MO30 nm N3
KUINQuincy Rgnl-Baldwin FldQUINCY, IL31 nm NE10
KMBYOmar N BradleyMOBERLY, MO34 nm W4
K89Macon-Fower MemlMACON, MO34 nm W3
KPPQPittsfield Penstone MuniPITTSFIELD, IL44 nm E3

VFR charts covering K52

Common questions about K52

What charts are available for K52?

3 current FAA charts for Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for K52?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at K52?

Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 3,515 ft by 50 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does K52 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total K52 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is K52 a towered airport?

No — Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these K52 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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