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44KS

Vankirk Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	44KS
Lat/Long:	37-36-39.4830N 097-09-49.4415W 37-36.658050N 097-09.824025W 37.6109675,-97.1637338 (estimated)
Elevation:	1354 ft. / 413 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	4 miles SE of WICHITA, KS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	67037

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1984
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	24 HRS

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (5 nm NE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (6 nm NW):	119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at AAO (9 nm N):	134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (10 nm N):	118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX ASOS at ICT (13 nm W):	PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (19 nm NE):	120.875 (316-322-8095)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr105/21.5		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PICHE		078/14.0		332		04E		IC	.. -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2455 x 100 ft. / 748 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition ; 04/22 & 08/26 ARE ROUGH IN CERTAIN AREAS & ARE BOUNDED BY DITCHES.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL ALL RED AND MOUNTED ON WHITE 4 FT POSTS.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	37-36.828500N	37-36.424000N
Longitude:	097-09.748667W	097-09.745333W
Elevation:	1347.0 ft.	1344.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	50 ft. pline, 375 ft. from runway	none

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	1750 x 75 ft. / 533 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	37-36.626500N	37-36.828500N
Longitude:	097-10.007000W	097-09.748667W
Elevation:	1353.0 ft.	1347.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	none	25 ft. trees

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1400 x 75 ft. / 427 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	37-36.626667N	37-36.627333N
Longitude:	097-10.036667W	097-09.747000W
Elevation:	1354.0 ft.	1349.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. pline	4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	E L VANKIRK 15110 E 47TH ST. SO DERBY, KS 67037 Phone (316) 733-5938
Manager:	EMORY L VANKIRK

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
-	TRACTORS EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT PARKED ON RWYS. PEOPLE ON RWYS.
-	FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 44KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

K50 - Cook Airfield (3 nm S)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (5 nm NW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (5 nm W)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (5 nm NE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (6 nm NW)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (9 nm N)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (10 nm N)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (13 nm W)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	11:08
Sunrise	06:37	11:37
Sunset	20:32	01:32
Evening civil twilight	21:01	02:01

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Aug-2025 13:00:56
Local (UTC-5)	05-Aug-2025 08:00:56

METAR

KIAB 5nm W	051255Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02200169
K3AU 5nm NE	051235Z AUTO 13005KT 1 1/2SM HZ VV007 20/15 A3015 RMK AO2
KBEC 6nm NW	051235Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM SCT120 20/16 A3014 RMK AO2 T02010160
KAAO 9nm N	051154Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01890167 10211 20189 53012
KICT 13nm W	051253Z 14006KT 10SM FEW190 BKN250 22/17 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02170172 $
KEQA 19nm NE	051255Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3015 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB 5nm W	051000Z 0510/0616 14006KT 9999 FEW120 SCT250 QNH3008INS BECMG 0515/0516 16012G18KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3006INS BECMG 0519/0520 16015G25KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3003INS BECMG 0600/0601 14010G15KT 9999 FEW070 SCT250 510102 QNH3004INS BECMG 0609/0610 17012G18KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3010INS TX32/0522Z TN20/0512Z
KICT 13nm W	051120Z 0512/0612 14008KT P6SM SCT250 FM051800 16012G18KT P6SM FEW045 FM060300 14009KT P6SM SCT250

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