AirNav: 9KS8 - Gators Place Airport

9KS8

Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -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
ICTr082/25.5		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 26-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	12:38
Sunrise	07:05	13:05
Sunset	18:17	00:17
Evening civil twilight	18:44	00:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Feb-2026 11:57:22
Local (UTC-6)	26-Feb-2026 05:57:22

METAR

K3AU 5nm S	261135Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A2983 RMK AO2
KAAO 8nm W	261154Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103 T00500017 10111 20050 53018 $
KBEC 9nm SW	261135Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A2983 RMK AO2 T00700025
KEQA 11nm E	261135Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2983 RMK AO2
KIAB 13nm SW	261155Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 60000 T00760031 10132 20070 52023
KICT 19nm W	261153Z 35006KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 06/03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP102 60000 T00610028 10128 20050 51021 $
KEWK 20nm NW	261056Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP097 T00500022 $

TAF

KIAB 13nm SW	261000Z 2610/2716 01010G18KT 9999 FEW120 SCT150 QNH2978INS BECMG 2615/2616 33009KT 9999 SCT150 BKN180 QNH2991INS BECMG 2703/2704 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2708/2709 21006KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TX21/2622Z TN06/2613Z
KICT 19nm W	260526Z 2606/2706 33009KT P6SM BKN100

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