Airports / Kansas / RSL
Russell Municipal Airport
KRSL / RSLRussell, KansasELEV 1,862 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hays Regional Airport (HYS).
Overview
Russell Municipal Airport (KRSL / RSL) is a mid-sized airport serving Russell, Kansas. The airport sits 1,862 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 RSL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Hays Regional Airport (HYS, 22 nm), Salina Municipal Airport (SLN, 54 nm), and Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT, 66 nm).
Charter pricing from RSL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Russell.
Field capability
ICAO
KRSL
IATA
RSL
FAA / Local
RSL
Elevation
1,862 ft
Coordinates
38.8721° N · 98.8118° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 1,862 ft, RSL sits higher than 74% 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.
- 22nmHYSHays Regional AirportHays
- 54nmSLNSalina Municipal AirportSalina
- 66nmHUTHutchinson Municipal AirportHutchinson
- 86nmDDCDodge City Regional AirportDodge City
- 96nmFRIMarshall Army Air FieldFort Riley (Junction City)
- 98nmICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita
Location
Open the full mapKRSL · Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, KS