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Chanute Martin Johnson Airport
KCNU / CNUChanute, KansasELEV 1,002 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 37
Kansas airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated KS fields.
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Joplin Regional Airport (JLN).
Overview
Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU / CNU) sits in Chanute, Kansas, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,002 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CNU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Joplin Regional Airport (JLN, 56 nm), Topeka Regional Airport (FOE, 77 nm), and Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP, 84 nm).
Charter pricing from CNU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Chanute.
Field capability
ICAO
KCNU
IATA
CNU
FAA / Local
CNU
Elevation
1,002 ft
Coordinates
37.6682° N · 95.4867° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 1,002 ft, CNU sits lower than 76% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 56nmJLNJoplin Regional AirportJoplin
- 77nmFOETopeka Regional AirportTopeka
- 84nmTOPPhilip Billard Municipal AirportTopeka
- 85nmIABMcConnell Air Force BaseWichita
- 90nmTULTulsa International AirportTulsa
- 92nmICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita
Location
Open the full mapKCNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport · Chanute, KS
From the ramp
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