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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 09-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0413:04
Sunrise07:3313:33
Sunset17:0823:08
Evening civil twilight17:3723:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2025 10:55:41
Local (UTC-6)  09-Dec-2025 04:55:41
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		091035Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		090954Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00220000
KBEC 
9nm SW 		091035Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2998 RMK AO2 T00161002
KEQA 
11nm E 		091035Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2998 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		090955Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00270001 $
KICT 
19nm W 		090953Z 19006KT 10SM SCT200 M01/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 T10061011
KEWK 
20nm NW 		090956Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 01/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T00110006 FZRANO $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		091000Z 0910/1016 22009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 0915/0916 21012G18KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2973INS BECMG 1000/1001 22006KT 9999 FEW100 520105 QNH2974INS BECMG 1006/1007 34009KT 9999 SCT100 WS020/35040KT QNH2982INS BECMG 1009/1010 33012G22KT 9999 FEW100 520204 QNH2995INS TX14/0921Z TN02/0912Z
KICT 
19nm W 		090520Z 0906/1006 18005KT P6SM SCT200 FM091200 21007KT P6SM FEW250 FM091700 22012KT P6SM FEW250 FM100100 21008KT P6SM SCT250
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