Airports / Kansas / FLV
Sherman Army Air Field
KFLV / FLVFort Leavenworth, KansasELEV 772 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV / FLV) sits in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 772 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
FLV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kansas City International Airport (MCI, 10 nm), Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC, 21 nm), and Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ, 24 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FLV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FLV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Unlike the previous poster, if you land and taxi to the WHITE HANGAR with the open T-Hangars, you will be WELCOMED.”
Peter Queyrel5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“It has two hanger facilities: the southern one (taxiway C) is for the public, while the northern one (A/B) is military only.”
Tom Ficarra5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Very friendly and welcoming.”
Michael Purinton5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sherman Army Air Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KFLV
IATA
FLV
FAA / Local
FLV
Elevation
772 ft
Coordinates
39.3683° N · 94.9147° 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 KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 772 ft, FLV sits lower than 95% 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.
- 10nmMCIKansas City International AirportKansas City
- 21nmMKCCharles B. Wheeler Downtown AirportKansas City
- 24nmSTJRosecrans Memorial AirportSt Joseph
- 37nmTOPPhilip Billard Municipal AirportTopeka
- 43nmFOETopeka Regional AirportTopeka
- 74nmSZLWhiteman Air Force BaseKnob Noster
Location
Open the full mapKFLV · Sherman Army Air Field · Fort Leavenworth, KS