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72K Westport Auxiliary Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 72K
Lat/Long: 37-36-15.2000N 097-21-31.9000W
37-36.253333N 097-21.531667W
37.6042222,-97.3588611
(estimated)
Elevation: 1272 ft. / 388 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of WICHITA, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67217

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1953
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ICT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ICT (4 nm NW): PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (9 nm NE): 119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX ASOS at AAO (11 nm NE): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (14 nm E): 124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX AWOS-3P at EGT (17 nm S): 118.875 (620-359-2156)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ICTr121/13.6WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr127/36.0HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE067/4.933204EIC .. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: hangars
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2550 x 50 ft. / 777 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
ROUGH & BUMPY. 10 FT DIRT RD CROSSES RWY 780 FT FM N END.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-36.463233N37-36.042997N
Longitude: 097-21.528400W097-21.535948W
Elevation: 1272.0 ft.1271.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 181 true354 magnetic, 001 true
Obstructions: 60 ft. pline, marked, 40 ft. from runway
NUMEROUS TREES IN THE APPROACH.		50 ft. trees, 52 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EARL LONG
1801 W 47 ST S
WICHITA, KS 67217
Phone 316-943-5510
Manager: EARL LONG
1801 W 47 ST S
WICHITA, KS 67217
Phone 316-943-5510

Additional Remarks

- ROAD CROSSES N END RWY 17/35. 775 FT FM AER 17 LARGE RIDGE AT CROSSING.
- IF CONDS FAVORABLE BALLON TFC IN AREA.
- CROPS BOTH SIDES RWY 17/35
- EDGE DROP OFF ALONG EAST EDGE RWY 17/35
- FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72K.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (4 nm NW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (4 nm E)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (6 nm NE)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (9 nm NE)
K50 - Cook Airfield (9 nm E)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (11 nm NE)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (16 nm NE)
KEGT - Wellington Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0912:09
Sunrise07:3512:35
Sunset18:5723:57
Evening civil twilight19:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2026 08:35:59
Local (UTC-5)  11-Oct-2026 03:35:59
 
METAR
KIAB 
4nm E 		110755Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02170125
KICT 
4nm NW 		110753Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01830128 $
KBEC 
9nm NE 		110815Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2994 RMK AO2 T01730118
KAAO 
11nm NE 		110754Z AUTO A2990 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO $
K3AU 
14nm E 		110815Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2991 RMK AO2
KEGT 
17nm S 		110815Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2992 RMK AO2 T01860129
TAF
KIAB 
4nm E 		110200Z 1102/1208 19012G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS BECMG 1106/1107 19012KT 9999 FEW070 FEW300 WS020/22045KT QNH2986INS BECMG 1117/1118 18012G25KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH2980INS BECMG 1200/1201 19012KT 9999 FEW250 WS010/22050KT QNH2982INS TX32/1121Z TN19/1112Z
KICT 
4nm NW 		110520Z 1106/1206 17011KT P6SM SKC FM110700 18010KT P6SM SKC WS015/21045KT FM111430 20018G27KT P6SM FEW250
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