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8KS
(formerly 87KS) 		Maxwell Aviation Airport
Lyons, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8KS
Lat/Long: 38-16-43.3000N 098-04-40.9800W
38-16.721667N 098-04.683000W
38.2786944,-98.0780500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1677 ft. / 511 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles SE of LYONS, KS
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 67554

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/2021
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ICT (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at LYO (8 nm NW): 119.925 (620-509-2357)
WX ASOS at HUT (16 nm SE): PHONE 620-662-1071
WX AWOS-3P at MPR (19 nm E): 119.025 (620-798-1650)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HUTr334/18.2HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E
ICTr317/39.6WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALTT319/11.740404EHU .... ..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2550 x 100 ft. / 777 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-16.931667N38-16.511667N
Longitude: 098-04.679500W098-04.683667W
Elevation: 1676.0 ft.1667.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. tree, 390 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 63 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SPENCER MAXWELL
2271 AVE R.
STERLING, KS 67579
Phone 620-680-0217
Manager: SPENCER MAXWELL
2271 AVE R.
STERLING, KS 67579
Phone 620-680-0217

Additional Remarks

- WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLYO - Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (8 nm NW)
KHUT - Hutchinson Regional Airport (16 nm SE)
KMPR - Mc Pherson Airport (19 nm E)
47K - Moundridge Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
9K7 - Ellsworth Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3712:37
Sunrise07:0413:04
Sunset18:2500:25
Evening civil twilight18:5200:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Mar-2026 11:20:29
Local (UTC-6)  02-Mar-2026 05:20:29
 
METAR
KLYO 
8nm NW 		021055Z AUTO 36006KT 4SM BR OVC003 M01/M01 A3019 RMK AO2 T10081012
KHUT 
16nm SE 		021052Z AUTO A3018 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO
KMPR 
19nm E 		021055Z AUTO 01007KT 3SM BR OVC003 00/M01 A3018 RMK AO2 T10031006
TAF
KHUT 
16nm SE 		020520Z 0206/0306 02010KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 0210/0214 OVC003 FM021700 08006KT P6SM OVC007 FM022100 13008KT P6SM OVC015
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