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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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-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 30-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:3111:31
Sunset20:3801:38
Evening civil twilight21:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Jul-2026 22:45:58
Local (UTC-5)  30-Jul-2026 17:45:58
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		302235Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A2988 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		302154Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 34/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP099 T03390194
KBEC 
9nm SW 		302235Z AUTO 14013KT 10SM SCT095 SCT110 34/19 A2987 RMK AO2 T03400193
KEQA 
11nm E 		302235Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2990 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		302155Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM FEW150 SCT200 36/20 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03570195
KICT 
19nm W 		302153Z 15015G23KT 10SM BKN160 38/20 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP089 T03780200
KEWK 
20nm NW 		302156Z AUTO 11014KT 10SM FEW046 SCT060 BKN120 30/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03000239 $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		301800Z 3018/3124 16015KT 9999 SCT080 BKN100 QNH2984INS BECMG 3022/3023 16015G20KT 9999 SCT050 BKN140 QNH2984INS BECMG 3104/3105 16012KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2984INS BECMG 3109/3110 19012KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT050 BKN080CB QNH2984INS TEMPO 3110/3112 VRB15G20KT 6000 TSRA BKN030CB OVC100 BECMG 3114/3115 33015G20KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2987INS TX37/3022Z TN24/3112Z
KICT 
19nm W 		301733Z 3018/3118 16012KT P6SM BKN150 FM310900 24011KT P6SM SCT100 PROB30 3109/3113 VRB15G25KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN060CB FM311400 32010KT P6SM SCT150
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