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61KS West Branch Airport
Eureka, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 61KS
Lat/Long: 37-54-30.4866N 096-26-14.9521W
37-54.508110N 096-26.249202W
37.9084685,-96.4374867
(estimated)
Elevation: 1190 ft. / 363 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles NW of EUREKA, KS
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 67045

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2025
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

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at 13K (8 nm SE): 120.975 (620-583-2760)
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (20 nm SW): 120.875 (316-322-8095)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMPr204/27.0EMPORIA VORTAC112.8008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2665 x 40 ft. / 812 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-54.723720N37-54.292500N
Longitude: 096-26.301023W096-26.197380W
Elevation: 1190.0 ft.1170.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TODD BANKS
2053 F ROAD
EUREKA, KS 67045
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM
Manager: TODD BANKS
11109 BUENA VISTA
LEAWOOD, KS 66211
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 61KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

13K - Lt. William M. Milliken Airport (8 nm SE)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (20 nm SW)
KEMP - Emporia Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (33 nm W)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Apr-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight11:09
Sunrise11:37
Sunset01:10
Evening civil twilight01:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Apr-2026 18:57:13
 
METAR
K13K 
8nm SE 		261835Z AUTO 12015KT 10SM SCT021 BKN036 BKN065 22/17 A2970 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T02220175
KEQA 
20nm SW 		261835Z AUTO 16015G20KT 10SM BKN021 BKN029 OVC050 22/16 A2968 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
43nm SW 		261800Z 2618/2724 18012G20KT 9999 BKN020 OVC035 QNH2967INS BECMG 2618/2619 18012G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020 OVC035CB QNH2964INS TEMPO 2620/2622 VRB20G35KT 4800 -TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 2622/2623 17012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN010 QNH2963INS BECMG 2700/2701 16010KT 9999 BKN007 QNH2962INS BECMG 2703/2704 14012G22KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN007CB QNH2948INS TEMPO 2704/2708 VRB35G45KT 1600 TSRA BKN005CB BECMG 2709/2710 20020G30KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 QNH2948INS BECMG 2713/2714 30010G18KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2956INS BEC
KCNU 
48nm E 		261723Z 2618/2718 13010KT P6SM BKN040 FM262100 16013G21KT P6SM BKN050 FM270200 16014G24KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN025CB FM270900 18016G27KT P6SM OVC015
KICT 
50nm W 		261723Z 2618/2718 14012KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM262000 16010KT P6SM OVC015 FM270300 15012KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB FM270900 24012KT 4SM BR OVC010
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