Troop T – Aircraft

The Kansas Highway Patrol provides airborne public safety services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and emergency service agencies in the State of Kansas.

  • Troop T provides support on missions such as:
  • Search and rescue
  • Searches for missing persons
  • Vehicle pursuits
  • Counter-drug missions
  • Natural disaster assessment and response
  • Infrastructure patrol and emergency assessment and response
  • Emergency blood relay flights
  • Manhunts
  • Active shooters
  • Surveillance and evidence gathering
  • Traffic enforcement
  • Transporting vital equipment, personnel, and assets
helicopter on tarmac

Aircraft Assets

The Patrol has aircraft based in Topeka, Wichita, and Hays. The agency maintains a Bell 407 helicopter, a fixed-wing Cessna 182 RG, and three fixed wing Cessna 206s. The helicopter and 2 of the 206s are equipped with Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), which allows pilots to see at night by sensing body heat, making it a valuable tool in searching for persons.

Contact Us

Clarence Schreiber

Captain

Troop T

Physical Address:
3600 NE Sardou Ave BLDG 28
Topeka KS 66616
Phone: 785-296-4801

KHP Aircraft operates statewide and has aircraft based in Topeka, Wichita, and Hays.