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61KS West Branch Airport
Eureka, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 61KS
Lat/Long: 37-54-30.4866N 096-26-14.9521W
37-54.508110N 096-26.249202W
37.9084685,-96.4374867
(estimated)
Elevation: 1190 ft. / 363 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles NW of EUREKA, KS
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 67045

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2025
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

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at 13K (8 nm SE): 120.975 (620-583-2760)
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (20 nm SW): 120.875 (316-322-8095)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMPr204/27.0EMPORIA VORTAC112.8008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2665 x 40 ft. / 812 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-54.723720N37-54.292500N
Longitude: 096-26.301023W096-26.197380W
Elevation: 1190.0 ft.1170.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TODD BANKS
2053 F ROAD
EUREKA, KS 67045
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM
Manager: TODD BANKS
11109 BUENA VISTA
LEAWOOD, KS 66211
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 61KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

13K - Lt. William M. Milliken Airport (8 nm SE)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (20 nm SW)
KEMP - Emporia Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (33 nm W)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Feb-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight12:47
Sunrise13:14
Sunset00:05
Evening civil twilight00:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Feb-2026 10:04:03
 
METAR
K13K 
8nm SE 		170935Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2976 RMK AO2 T01270093
KEQA 
20nm SW 		170955Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2972 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
43nm SW 		170100Z 1701/1804 17012G18KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2982INS BECMG 1705/1706 17015G25KT 9999 SCT200 520004 QNH2966INS BECMG 1717/1718 19020G30KT 9999 SCT200 520004 QNH2952INS BECMG 1800/1801 19012G22KT 9999 FEW120 SCT250 QNH2955INS TX20/1722Z TN07/1712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1701 NEXT 1710
KCNU 
48nm E 		170520Z 1706/1806 18010KT P6SM SCT240 FM171400 18017G26KT P6SM BKN200 FM171900 19020G30KT P6SM BKN200 FM180400 21015G27KT P6SM SCT190 WS020/23065KT
KICT 
50nm W 		170520Z 1706/1806 17012KT P6SM SCT220 FM170800 18014KT P6SM SCT220 WS020/21040KT FM171300 18017G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM171900 19021G30KT P6SM BKN150 FM180100 24016G25KT P6SM SCT220
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