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44KS Vankirk Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
ICTr105/21.5WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE078/14.033204EIC .. -.-.

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: 37-36.828500N37-36.424000N
Longitude: 097-09.748667W097-09.745333W
Elevation: 1347.0 ft.1344.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 50 ft. pline, 375 ft. from runwaynone

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 1750 x 75 ft. / 533 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 37-36.626500N37-36.828500N
Longitude: 097-10.007000W097-09.748667W
Elevation: 1353.0 ft.1347.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: none25 ft. trees

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1400 x 75 ft. / 427 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 37-36.626667N37-36.627333N
Longitude: 097-10.036667W097-09.747000W
Elevation: 1354.0 ft.1349.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. pline4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

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 08-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0313:03
Sunrise07:3213:32
Sunset17:0923:09
Evening civil twilight17:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2025 05:08:06
Local (UTC-6)  08-Dec-2025 23:08:06
 
METAR
KIAB 
5nm W 		090455Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 03/M00 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00341001 $
K3AU 
5nm NE 		090455Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3008 RMK AO2
KBEC 
6nm NW 		090455Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3007 RMK AO2 T00311004
KAAO 
9nm N 		090454Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3007 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00440000
KICT 
13nm W 		090453Z 19006KT 10SM FEW250 01/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00111011
KEQA 
19nm NE 		090455Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
5nm W 		090200Z 0902/1008 20006KT 9999 FEW250 520103 QNH3000INS BECMG 0908/0909 22009KT 9999 FEW100 SCT200 QNH2979INS BECMG 0918/0919 20010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 0923/0924 21009KT 9999 FEW250 WS020/26035KT QNH2973INS BECMG 1006/1007 34009KT 9999 SKC WS020/36035KT QNH2982INS TX13/0921Z TNM01/0912Z
KICT 
13nm W 		081738Z 0818/0918 18012KT P6SM SCT009 TEMPO 0818/0819 BKN009 FM081900 19011KT P6SM BKN060 FM082000 20010KT P6SM FEW220 FM090000 19008KT P6SM SKC FM091100 21005KT P6SM FEW230 FM091500 21007KT P6SM FEW250
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