AirNav: 08KS - Alderson Airport

08KS

Alderson Airport
Bennington, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	08KS
Lat/Long:	39-02-03.7950N 097-34-47.9950W 39-02.063250N 097-34.799917W 39.0343875,-97.5799986 (estimated)
Elevation:	1250 ft. / 381 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of BENNINGTON, KS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	67422

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1980
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0700-1900
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR LIRL RWY 17/35 CALL 785-766-6893.

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SLN (15 nm S):	120.15 (785-823-3402)
WX AWOS-2 at K78 (18 nm SE):	124.125 (785-802-8625)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SLNr009/6.8		SALINA VORTAC		117.10		07E
FRIr271/(33.7)		FORT RILEY VOR		109.40		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2500 x 70 ft. / 762 x 21 m
Surface:	gravel
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	39-02.269167N	39-01.857333N
Longitude:	097-34.805333W	097-34.794500W
Elevation:	1234.0 ft.	1216.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	172 magnetic, 179 true	352 magnetic, 359 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	LARRY ALDERSON 1885 K 18 BENNINGTON, KS 67422 Phone 785-766-6893
Manager:	LARRY ALDERSON 1885 K 18 BENNINGTON, KS 67422 Phone 785-766-6893

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 08KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSLN - Salina Regional Airport (15 nm S)
K78 - Abilene Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KCYW - Clay Center Municipal Airport (29 nm NE)
KCNK - Blosser Municipal Airport (31 nm N)
3JC - Freeman Field Airport (34 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	11:38
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	19:59	00:59
Evening civil twilight	20:27	01:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Apr-2025 22:37:34
Local (UTC-5)	08-Apr-2025 17:37:34

METAR

KSLN
15nm S

082153Z 18016G25KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 17029/2141 SLP120 T02110039

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