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4KS8 Bursch Private Airport
Bird City, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 4KS8
Lat/Long: 39-35-27.9870N 101-35-33.6050W
39-35.466450N 101-35.560083W
39.5911075,-101.5926681
(estimated)
Elevation: 3650 ft. / 1113 m (estimated)
Variation: 09E (1985)
From city: 11 miles SW of BIRD CITY, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67731

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1971
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at SYF (14 nm NW): 118.925 (785-306-1050)
WX ASOS at GLD (14 nm S): 121.025 (785-576-2383)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GLDr009/13.0GOODLAND VORTAC115.1012E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KIT CARSON051/38.120906EITR .. - .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RICHARD L BURSCH
PO BOX 547
BIRD CITY, KS 67731-0547
Phone 913-734-2737
Manager: RICHARD L. BURSCH
PO BOX 547
BIRD CITY, KS 67731-0547
Phone 913-734-2737

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4KS8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSYF - Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KGLD - Renner Field/Goodland Municipal Airport (14 nm S)
KCBK - Shalz Field Airport (27 nm E)
KADT - Atwood/Rawlins County Airport (29 nm NE)
KITR - Kit Carson County Airport (38 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset20:3501:35
Evening civil twilight21:0302:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Aug-2026 23:04:43
Local (UTC-5)  20-Aug-2026 18:04:43
 
METAR
KGLD 
14nm S 		202253Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM CLR 33/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03330161
KSYF 
15nm NW 		202255Z AUTO 16015G22KT 10SM CLR 35/16 A3006 RMK AO2
KCBK 
27nm E 		202255Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM SCT060 34/18 A3009 RMK AO2 T03380183
TAF
KGLD 
14nm S 		201720Z 2018/2118 17012G20KT P6SM SKC FM210000 17007KT P6SM FEW250
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