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78KS Walter A Swalley Airpark
Baxter Springs, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 78KS
Lat/Long: 37-01-00.2370N 094-48-00.8210W
37-01.003950N 094-48.013683W
37.0167325,-94.8002281
(estimated)
Elevation: 840 ft. / 256 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 3 miles W of BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 66713

Airport Operations

Airport use: CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3T at MIO (8 nm SW): 119.675 (918-544-6164)
WX ASOS at JLN (17 nm NE): PHONE 417-623-8892

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2860 x 45 ft. / 872 x 14 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
3 INCH BUMP 300 FT FROM NORTH END.
Runway edge markings: 17/35 HAS CNTRLN MARKINGS ONLY.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 30 ft. tree, 490 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
TREES 66' L CNTRLN AT 10'-55' FM RY END.		45 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
+3' GRASS & BRUSH 125' L TO 125' R AT O-50'; ROAD +15' AT 60' ON CNTRLN; +5' FENCE AT 90' ON CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JO ANN SWALLEY
855 SWALLEY AVE
BAXTER SPRINGS, KS 66713
Phone 620-856-4340
Manager: JO ANN SWALLEY
855 SWALLEY AVE
BAXTER SPRINGS, KS 66713
Phone 620-856-4340

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
- (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMIO - Miami Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KJLN - Joplin Regional Airport (17 nm NE)
KEOS - Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (23 nm SE)
KGMJ - Grove Regional Airport (25 nm S)
KPTS - Atkinson Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1712:17
Sunrise07:4312:43
Sunset18:2223:22
Evening civil twilight18:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Oct-2026 15:10:51
Local (UTC-5)  31-Oct-2026 10:10:51
 
METAR
KMIO 
8nm SW 		311450Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 OVC110 17/13 A3017 RMK A01
KJLN 
16nm NE 		311453Z 00000KT 4SM -RA BKN055 BKN075 OVC095 17/13 A3021 RMK AO2 RAB43 SLP223 P0000 60000 T01670128 53010 $
TAF
KJLN 
16nm NE 		311122Z 3112/0112 06005KT P6SM -DZ OVC090 PROB30 3119/0101 4SM -SHRA BR OVC050 FM010100 VRB04KT P6SM OVC024 PROB30 0101/0107 4SM -SHRA BR OVC020 FM011000 VRB04KT 3SM BR BKN005
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