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Butler Memorial Airport
KBUM / BUMButler, MissouriELEV 892 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL).
Overview
Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM / BUM) sits in Butler, Missouri, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 892 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BUM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL, 46 nm), Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC, 51 nm), and Kansas City International Airport (MCI, 63 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BUM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BUM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBUM
IATA
BUM
FAA / Local
BUM
Elevation
892 ft
Coordinates
38.2898° N · 94.3401° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MO fields
state range 262–1,302 ft
At 892 ft, BUM sits higher than 53% of the 32 Missouri fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmSZLWhiteman Air Force BaseKnob Noster
- 51nmMKCCharles B. Wheeler Downtown AirportKansas City
- 63nmMCIKansas City International AirportKansas City
- 66nmCNUChanute Martin Johnson AirportChanute
- 69nmJLNJoplin Regional AirportJoplin
- 74nmFOETopeka Regional AirportTopeka
Location
Open the full mapKBUM · Butler Memorial Airport · Butler, MO