AirNav: 8KS4 - Rans Airport

8KS4

Rans Airport
Hays, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8KS4
Lat/Long:	38-54-18.0410N 099-21-03.3750W 38-54.300683N 099-21.056250W 38.9050114,-99.3509375 (estimated)
Elevation:	2100 ft. / 640 m (estimated)
Variation:	08E (1995)
From city:	2 miles NW of HAYS, KS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	67601

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	12/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at HYS (5 nm SE):

125.525 (785-625-3562)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HYSr305/4.9		HAYS VORTAC		110.40		10E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
NETTE		322/9.4		374		08E		HY	.... -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1200 x 30 ft. / 366 x 9 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	60 ft. poles, 1800 ft. from runway	30 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RANS DESIGNS INC. 4600 HWY 183 ALT HAYS, KS 67601 Phone 785-625-6346
Manager:	RANDY SCHLITTER 4600 HWY 183 ALT HAYS, KS 67601 Phone 785-625-6346

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8KS4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (5 nm SE)
KRSL - Russell Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
0H1 - Trego Wakeeney Airport (26 nm W)
KRCP - Rooks County Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KHLC - Hill City Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	11:44
Sunrise	07:11	12:11
Sunset	20:07	01:07
Evening civil twilight	20:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Apr-2025 21:42:39
Local (UTC-5)	09-Apr-2025 16:42:39

METAR

KHYS
5nm SE

092056Z AUTO 31015G22KT 10SM CLR 25/02 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02500022 58006

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