FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4KS8 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-35-27.9870N / 101-35-33.6050W
39-35.466450N / 101-35.560083W
39.5911075 / -101.5926681
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3650 ft. / 1113 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| From city: | 11 miles SW of BIRD CITY, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67731 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at SYF (14 nm NW): | 118.925 (785-332-2691) |
| WX ASOS at GLD (14 nm S): | 121.025 (785-899-6591) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GLDr009/13.0 | | GOODLAND VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ST FRANCIS | | 126/11.4 | | 386 | | 10E | | SYF | ... -.-- ..-. |
| WHEATFIELD | | 273/25.7 | | 408 | | 08E | | JDM | .--- -.. -- |
| ATWOOD | | 231/29.3 | | 365 | | 09E | | ADT | .- -.. - |
| KIT CARSON | | 047/38.1 | | 209 | | 10E | | ITR | .. - .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | RICHARD L BURSCH
2680 RD B
BIRD CITY, KS 67731
Phone 913-734-2737 |
| Manager: | RICHARD L. BURSCH
2680 RD B
BIRD CITY, KS 67731
Phone 913-734-2737 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4KS8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSYF - Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KGLD - Renner Field (Goodland Municipal Airport) (14 nm S)
KCBK - Shalz Field Airport (27 nm E)
KADT - Atwood-Rawlins County City-County Airport (29 nm NE)
KITR - Kit Carson County Airport (38 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Aug-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 04:45:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Aug-2008 23:45:24 |
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| METAR |
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KGLD
14nm S | 290353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01560117
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| TAF |
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KGLD
14nm S | 282320Z 290024 05011KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 15012KT P6SM FEW250
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