AirNav: 29KS - McMaster Gliderport

29KS

McMaster Gliderport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

GOING TO WICHITA?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	29KS
Lat/Long:	37-45-40.6410N 097-10-38.4299W 37-45.677350N 097-10.640498W 37.7612892,-97.1773416 (estimated)
Elevation:	1403 ft. / 428 m (estimated)
From city:	5 miles NE of WICHITA, KS
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	67228

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2017
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

WX ASOS at AAO (2.2 nm W):	134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (3 nm E):	118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (4 nm SW):	119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (7 nm SE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX ASOS at ICT (14 nm SW):	PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (17 nm E):	120.875 (316-322-8095)
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (18 nm N):	123.875 (316-283-8789)

123.3

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr080/19.3		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr108/38.5		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18L/36R

Dimensions:	4600 x 100 ft. / 1402 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18L	RUNWAY 36R
Latitude:	37-45.997000N	37-45.239500N
Longitude:	097-10.582167W	097-10.573167W
Elevation:	1403.0 ft.	1379.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 18R/36L

Dimensions:	2460 x 100 ft. / 750 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18R	RUNWAY 36L
Latitude:	37-45.991833N	37-45.586167N
Longitude:	097-10.757000W	097-10.757500W
Elevation:	1400.0 ft.	1385.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN MCMASTER 14311 TIPPERARY CIRCLE WICHITA, KS 67230 Phone 316-733-0740
Manager:	JOHN MCMASTER 14311 TIPPERARY CIRCLE WICHITA, KS 67230 Phone 316-733-0740

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 29KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (2 nm W)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (3 nm E)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (4 nm SW)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (7 nm SE)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (8 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (9 nm SW)
K50 - Cook Airfield (12 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (14 nm SW)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (17 nm E)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (18 nm N)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Taken in the Summer of 2012 looking north. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of McMaster Gliderport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Airport distance calculator
Flying to McMaster Gliderport? Find the distance to fly. From to 29KS

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:16	13:16
Sunrise	07:45	13:45
Sunset	17:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	17:58	23:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Jan-2026 05:33:14
Local (UTC-6)	12-Jan-2026 23:33:14

METAR

KAAO 2nm W	130454Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00831017
KBEC 4nm SW	130515Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3012 RMK AO2 T00581018
K3AU 7nm SE	130515Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3013 RMK AO2
KIAB 10nm SW	130455Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00681011
KICT 14nm SW	130453Z 22006KT 10SM FEW250 03/M02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00281017 $
KEWK 17nm N	130456Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00720017 401501011 $
KEQA 17nm E	130515Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3011 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB 10nm SW	130200Z 1302/1408 21006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3006INS BECMG 1314/1315 32009KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 1401/1402 34010KT 9999 BKN080 620808 520109 QNH2989INS TX17/1321Z TN02/1312Z
KICT 14nm SW	121726Z 1218/1318 22010KT P6SM SKC FM131200 28009KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the McMaster Gliderport, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about McMaster Gliderport


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact