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8KS9 The Wilderness Airport
Williamsburg, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8KS9
Lat/Long: 38-26-40.0600N 095-25-30.9200W
38-26.667667N 095-25.515333W
38.4444611,-95.4252556
(estimated)
Elevation: 1050 ft. / 320 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 5 miles NW of WILLIAMSBURG, KS
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 66095

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-3PT at OWI (10 nm NE): 118.25 (785-242-2185)
WX AWOS-3PT at UKL (16 nm SW): 121.125 (620-364-2435)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMPr067/34.8EMPORIA VORTAC112.8008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2500 x 50 ft. / 762 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
Obstructions: 5 ft. fence35 ft. pline, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HENRY SNODGRASS
952 DOUGLAS RD
WILLIAMSBURG, KS
Phone 785-418-7158
Manager: HENRY SNODGRASS
952 DOUGLAS RD
WILLIAMSBURG, KS 66095
Phone 785-418-7158

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
- (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8KS9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KUKL - Coffey County Airport (16 nm SW)
K81 - Miami County Airport (24 nm E)
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (34 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5812:58
Sunrise07:2613:26
Sunset17:4523:45
Evening civil twilight18:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Feb-2026 18:54:26
Local (UTC-6)  03-Feb-2026 12:54:26
 
METAR
KOWI 
10nm NE 		031830Z AUTO 34009KT OVC044 05/M00 A3023 RMK AO2
KUKL 
16nm SW 		031835Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM OVC043 04/M01 A3025 RMK AO2 T00431012
TAF
KFOE 
31nm N 		031729Z 0318/0418 34005KT P6SM OVC035 FM041000 33004KT P6SM OVC025
KIXD 
34nm NE 		031722Z 0318/0418 03006KT P6SM SCT025 FM032000 35007KT P6SM BKN100 FM041100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035
KTOP 
39nm N 		031729Z 0318/0418 35004KT P6SM OVC035 FM041000 33002KT P6SM OVC027
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