Airports / Kansas / PTS
Atkinson Municipal Airport
KPTS / PTSPittsburg, KansasELEV 950 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#6 / 37
Kansas airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 18 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated KS fields.
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS / PTS) is a general aviation field serving Pittsburg, Kansas. The field lies at an elevation of 950 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
PTS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Joplin Regional Airport (JLN, 21 nm), Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU, 38 nm), and Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PTS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PTS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Some of the best service and nicest people anywhere !!!”
Kevin Crawford5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Very courteous personnel, clean facility, very clean, full service, nice airstrip.”
Paul E Moore5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Atkinson Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KPTS
IATA
PTS
FAA / Local
PTS
Elevation
950 ft
Coordinates
37.4495° N · 94.7311° 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 950 ft, PTS sits lower than 79% 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.
- 21nmJLNJoplin Regional AirportJoplin
- 38nmCNUChanute Martin Johnson AirportChanute
- 65nmSGFSpringfield Branson National AirportSpringfield
- 73nmXNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportFayetteville/Springdale/Rogers
- 91nmFYVDrake FieldFayetteville
- 92nmBKGBranson AirportBranson
Location
Open the full mapKPTS · Atkinson Municipal Airport · Pittsburg, KS
From the ramp
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