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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
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 05-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3710:37
Sunrise06:0811:08
Sunset20:4601:46
Evening civil twilight21:1702:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jun-2025 04:40:35
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jun-2025 23:40:35
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		060415Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM -RA SCT049 SCT070 BKN110 20/18 A3001 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		060354Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM BKN070 21/18 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-NW SLP145 T02060183
KBEC 
9nm SW 		060415Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM -VCTSRA SCT046 SCT060 BKN070 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02050192
KEQA 
11nm E 		060415Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM BKN075 BKN085 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		060405Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM TS -DZ CLR 22/19 A2998 RMK AO2 DZB05 TSB05 PRESRR SLP144
KICT 
19nm W 		060353Z 09007KT 10SM -TSRA BKN070CB BKN110 BKN200 21/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP133 FRQ LTGICCCCG SE-W TSB38 TS SE-W MOV NE P0000 T02110183
KEWK 
20nm NW 		060414Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM VCTS BKN075 BKN095 20/20 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W TSB08
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		060200Z 0602/0708 16010G15KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT015 BKN025CB OVC050 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0604/0611 VRB20G30KT 6000 TSRA BKN007 OVC015CB BECMG 0612/0613 03006KT 9999 NSW OVC009 QNH2997INS BECMG 0614/0615 04009KT 9999 BKN012 OVC025 QNH2996INS BECMG 0618/0619 02009KT 9999 BKN025 OVC040 QNH2986INS BECMG 0707/0708 07009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN019 OVC030CB QNH2986INS TX27/0621Z TN18/0612Z
KICT 
19nm W 		060340Z 0604/0624 10008KT P6SM BKN060 FM060430 10007KT 2SM +TSRA BR OVC015CB FM060530 08005KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC015CB FM060800 16005KT P6SM OVC015 FM061900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025
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