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44KS

Vankirk Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	44KS
Lat/Long:	37-36-39.4830N 097-09-49.4415W 37-36.658050N 097-09.824025W 37.6109675,-97.1637338 (estimated)
Elevation:	1354 ft. / 413 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	4 miles SE of WICHITA, KS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	67037

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1984
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	24 HRS

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (5 nm NE):	124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (6 nm NW):	119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at AAO (9 nm N):	134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (10 nm N):	118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX ASOS at ICT (13 nm W):	PHONE 316-945-8022
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (19 nm NE):	120.875 (316-322-8095)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ICTr105/21.5		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PICHE		078/14.0		332		04E		IC	.. -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2455 x 100 ft. / 748 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition ; 04/22 & 08/26 ARE ROUGH IN CERTAIN AREAS & ARE BOUNDED BY DITCHES.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL ALL RED AND MOUNTED ON WHITE 4 FT POSTS.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	37-36.828500N	37-36.424000N
Longitude:	097-09.748667W	097-09.745333W
Elevation:	1347.0 ft.	1344.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	50 ft. pline, 375 ft. from runway	none

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	1750 x 75 ft. / 533 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	37-36.626500N	37-36.828500N
Longitude:	097-10.007000W	097-09.748667W
Elevation:	1353.0 ft.	1347.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	none	25 ft. trees

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1400 x 75 ft. / 427 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	37-36.626667N	37-36.627333N
Longitude:	097-10.036667W	097-09.747000W
Elevation:	1354.0 ft.	1349.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. pline	4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	E L VANKIRK 15110 E 47TH ST. SO DERBY, KS 67037 Phone (316) 733-5938
Manager:	EMORY L VANKIRK

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		1
Single engine airplanes:		1

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
-	TRACTORS EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT PARKED ON RWYS. PEOPLE ON RWYS.
-	FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 44KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (5 nm NW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (5 nm W)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (5 nm NE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (6 nm NW)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (9 nm N)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (10 nm N)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (13 nm W)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:40	11:40
Sunset	20:13	01:13
Evening civil twilight	20:41	01:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 18:53:06
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 13:53:06

METAR

KIAB 5nm W	251830Z AUTO 15011KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004 16/15 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE04DZB04E11RAB11 SLP098
K3AU 5nm NE	251835Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
KBEC 6nm NW	251835Z AUTO 13013G17KT 5SM -DZ OVC003 15/15 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N THRU E P0001 T01510151
KAAO 9nm N	251824Z AUTO 14014G22KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC004 16/15 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E RAB21 P0000 T01560150
KICT 13nm W	251753Z 13014KT 2SM BR OVC004 17/17 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E RAE01B08E15 SLP097 P0000 60025 T01720167 10172 20161 58023
KEQA 19nm NE	251835Z AUTO 13020G26KT 3SM BR OVC003 16/15 A2983 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB
5nm W

251721Z 2517/2616 16012KT 3200 -SHRA VCTS BR BKN005 OVC015CB QNH2980INS TEMPO 2514/2518 18015G25KT 3200 -TSRA BR BECMG 2518/2519 14012G18KT 9999 VCSH OVC015 QNH2967INS BECMG 2600/2601 14015G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC020 WS020/16045KT QNH2966INS BECMG 2603/2604 15015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN007 OVC020 WS020/17045KT QNH2950INS BECMG 2610/2611 16015G25KT 9999 NSW BKN015 WS020/18040KT QNH2945INS TX21/2521Z TN17/2612Z

KICT
13nm W

251739Z 2518/2618 13014KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM251930 15017G25KT P6SM OVC012 FM260200 15019G28KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM261300 16020G30KT P6SM BKN015

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