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61KS West Branch Airport
Eureka, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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
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 15-Oct-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight12:09
Sunrise12:35
Sunset23:48
Evening civil twilight00:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Oct-2026 19:35:07
 
METAR
K13K 
8nm SE 		151915Z AUTO 31014G20KT 7SM BKN010 OVC020 16/15 A3005 RMK AO2 T01580152
KEQA 
20nm SW 		151915Z AUTO 33012G19KT 10SM OVC009 16/15 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
43nm SW 		151412Z 1514/1616 22006KT 9999 VCSH FEW007 BKN020 OVC060 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1514/1516 9000 -DZ SCT007 BKN012 OVC030 BECMG 1515/1516 31012G18KT 6000 -RA BR SCT003 BKN007 OVC015 540204 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1516/1519 32015G22KT 2400 -RADZ BR OVC003 BECMG 1520/1521 34015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 540204 QNH3005INS BECMG 1602/1603 35015G25KT 9999 FEW200 520204 QNH3026INS TX21/1515Z TN07/1610Z
KCNU 
48nm E 		151721Z 1518/1618 23012KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 1518/1521 5SM -SHRA BR BKN012 OVC020 FM152100 29014KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN012 FM152300 34017G26KT P6SM BKN018 OVC025 FM160300 34015G24KT P6SM BKN060 FM161600 35022G32KT P6SM SCT250
KICT 
50nm W 		151721Z 1518/1618 33014G23KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 TEMPO 1518/1520 4SM BR BKN008 OVC014 FM152000 33016G29KT P6SM BKN018 FM160100 34013G22KT P6SM SCT020 BKN070 FM161600 35023G33KT P6SM FEW210
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