TOP VORTAC: Topeka, KS · 117.80

The Topeka VORTAC (TOP) transmits on 117.80 MHz, TACAN/DME channel 125X, from 1,075 ft MSL in Topeka, Kansas. From the FAA’s NASR data (cycle 2026-09-03); check the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before you rely on it.

Station

Frequency117.80 MHz

TACAN/DME Channel125X

TypeVORTAC

StatusOperational

Elevation1,075 ft MSL

Magnetic Variation5°E1990 Epoch

Hours24 Hours

ARTCCKansas City

Service Volume: VOR Low (VL)

Where the FAA protects this VOR’s signal off published routes (AIM 1-1-8). Heights are above the transmitter, not MSL. Published routes and procedures can use a VOR beyond these limits, and the remarks below can narrow them.

1,000 ft to 5,000 ft ATH40 NM

5,000 ft to 18,000 ft ATH70 NM

VOR Receiver Checkpoints

For the 30-day VOR check under 14 CFR 91.171: within 4° at a ground checkpoint, 6° at an airborne one.

Ground · R-215TOP5.6 NM EAST SIDE OF TERMINAL RAMP.

Public Airports Within 40 NM

Each field’s radial and distance from TOP, using the station’s own 5°E alignment.

KTOP Philip Billard Municipal AirportTopekaR-215 · 5.3 NM KFOE Topeka Regional AirportTopekaR-201 · 12 NM KLWC Lawrence Municipal AirportLawrenceR-111 · 17 NM K64 Vinland Valley AerodromeBaldwin CityR-131 · 25 NM 39K Pomona Lake AirportLyndonR-189 · 28 NM K59 Amelia Earhart AirportAtchisonR-028 · 31 NM 53K Osage City Municipal AirportOsage CityR-196 · 32 NM K91 Horton Municipal AirportHortonR-356 · 33 NM

Nearby VORs

MCI Kansas CityVORTAC · 113.25 · R-071 · 39 NM MHK ManhattanVOR/DME · 110.20 · R-266 · 52 NM STJ St JosephVORTAC · 115.50 · R-025 · 57 NM EMP EmporiaVORTAC · 112.80 · R-204 · 58 NM FRI Fort RileyVOR · 109.40 · R-256 · 62 NM ANX NapoleonVORTAC · 115.15 · R-087 · 66 NM

More VORs in Kansas, or plan a route through TOP in the Route Planner.

TOP VORTAC · Topeka

Station

Service Volume: VOR Low (VL)

VOR Receiver Checkpoints

Public Airports Within 40 NM

Nearby VORs