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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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
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 27-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4110:41
Sunrise06:1111:11
Sunset20:4001:40
Evening civil twilight21:1002:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-May-2026 01:45:43
Local (UTC-5)  27-May-2026 20:45:43
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		280135Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2995 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		280054Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02500172
KBEC 
9nm SW 		280135Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2994 RMK AO2 T02450170
KEQA 
11nm E 		280135Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2995 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		280055Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM SCT230 27/16 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02650164 $
KICT 
19nm W 		280053Z 10010KT 10SM FEW050 SCT120 SCT150 BKN190 OVC230 26/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02610161
KEWK 
20nm NW 		280056Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02500172 $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		272300Z 2723/2824 12010G16KT 9999 SCT035 BKN120 OVC200 QNH2992INS BECMG 2800/2801 12009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT010 BKN020CB OVC100 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2801/2805 VRB15G25KT 6000 TSRA SCT010 OVC015CB BECMG 2806/2807 04006KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT004 BKN008 OVC020CB QNH2997INS TEMPO 2807/2815 VRB10G20KT 6000 TSRA BKN004 OVC015CB BECMG 2815/2816 03006KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT008 BKN018CB OVC080 QNH2989INS TX27/2723Z TN18/2812Z
KICT 
19nm W 		271725Z 2718/2818 10011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 PROB30 2721/2803 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM280300 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM281100 04006KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025
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