Tribune Municipal (5K2), Kansas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tribune Municipal (5K2) is a public-use airport in Tribune, Kansas, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. The field offers a single paved runway and 100LL fuel, with no on-airport staffing during operating hours.
Runways
Tribune Municipal has one paved runway, 17/35, 5,007 ft long and 60 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Tribune Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tribune Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is City of Colorado Springs Municipal (KCOS), 140 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tribune Municipal recorded 47 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and July. Business aviation traffic at Tribune Municipal (5K2) is concentrated in January, May, and July, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data, with several months showing minimal or no activity.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 8 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Tribune Municipal averages 20.8 days above 90°F in July, 30.6 freeze days in January and 1.8 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91.4°F, and January the coldest, at 44.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Tribune Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL lighting for runway 17/35 and the PAPI for runway 35 are pilot-activated on CTAF.
A public telephone is available 24 hours.
For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Tribune Municipal has four airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Mark Hoard Memorial, 18.77 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 5K2
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 5K2.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is jet fuel available at 5K2 Tribune Municipal?
No. Tribune Municipal (5K2) stocks 100LL only and has no Jet A on the field. The airport is unattended, so fuel access depends on local self-serve arrangements rather than staffed hours.
What is the runway length at Tribune Municipal Airport?
Tribune Municipal (5K2) has a single paved runway, 17/35, measuring 5,007 feet long and 60 feet wide with a concrete surface. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length.
Where is the nearest customs facility to 5K2?
The nearest customs airport to Tribune Municipal (5K2) is Colorado Springs (KCOS), located about 140 nautical miles away. Tribune Municipal itself has no onsite customs service.