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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 9KS8
Lat/Long: 37-45-01.2650N 097-02-50.4700W
37-45.021083N 097-02.841167W
37.7503514,-97.0473528
(estimated)
Elevation: 1326 ft. / 404 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles SW of TOWANDA, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67144

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2025
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

WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (3 nm NW): 118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (5 nm S): 124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX ASOS at AAO (8 nm W): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (9 nm SW): 119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (11 nm E): 120.875 (316-322-8095)
WX ASOS at ICT (19 nm W): PHONE 316-800-1006

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ICTr082/25.5WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1146 x 60 ft. / 349 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-45.115500N37-44.926667N
Longitude: 097-02.838333W097-02.844000W
Elevation: 1296.0 ft.1326.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
Phone 316-841-3518
Manager: HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
Phone 316-841-3518
N725GUMBOW@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9KS8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (3 nm NW)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (5 nm S)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (8 nm W)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (9 nm SW)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (11 nm E)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (11 nm SW)
K50 - Cook Airfield (13 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (13 nm SW)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (19 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:3012:30
Sunset19:4100:41
Evening civil twilight20:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Mar-2026 15:34:43
Local (UTC-5)  22-Mar-2026 10:34:43
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		221515Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 23/05 A2966 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		221454Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP026 T02220094 53022
KBEC 
9nm SW 		221515Z AUTO 30009G15KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2967 RMK AO2 T02200093
KEQA 
11nm E 		221515Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 25/08 A2966 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		221455Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP024 T02210093 52022
KICT 
19nm W 		221453Z 31007KT 10SM BKN190 BKN230 21/11 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP029 T02060111 53026
KEWK 
20nm NW 		221456Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP039 T01890117 51034 $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		220200Z 2202/2308 18009KT 9999 SKC QNH2969INS BECMG 2205/2206 20012KT 9999 FEW250 WS020/22035KT QNH2959INS BECMG 2212/2213 18009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2961INS BECMG 2215/2216 01025G35KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2971INS BECMG 2221/2222 02020G30KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2995INS TX26/2202Z TN15/2212Z
KICT 
19nm W 		221120Z 2212/2312 16010KT P6SM FEW250 FM221500 36026G36KT P6SM BKN250 FM230000 02017G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM230600 02012KT P6SM SCT200
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