AirNav: 9KS8 - Gators Place Airport

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
ICTr082/25.5		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

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

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 04-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:10	12:10
Sunset	19:52	00:52
Evening civil twilight	20:19	01:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Apr-2026 04:30:42
Local (UTC-5)	04-Apr-2026 23:30:42

METAR

K3AU 5nm S	050415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3032 RMK AO2
KAAO 8nm W	050354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP267 T01001006
KBEC 9nm SW	050415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A3031 RMK AO2 T00900004
KEQA 11nm E	050415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3031 RMK AO2
KIAB 13nm SW	050355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00990013 PWINO $
KICT 19nm W	050353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00670006
KEWK 20nm NW	050356Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00831006 $

TAF

KIAB 13nm SW	050200Z 0502/0608 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH3026INS BECMG 0514/0515 34010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3029INS BECMG 0600/0601 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3030INS TX20/0522Z TN04/0512Z
KICT 19nm W	041734Z 0418/0518 34014G22KT P6SM SKC FM050000 34009KT P6SM FEW250

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