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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 9KS8
Lat/Long: 37-45-01.2650N 097-02-50.4700W
37-45.021083N 097-02.841167W
37.7503514,-97.0473528
(estimated)
Elevation: 1326 ft. / 404 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles SW of TOWANDA, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67144

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2025
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

WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (3 nm NW): 118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (5 nm S): 124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX ASOS at AAO (8 nm W): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (9 nm SW): 119.45 (316-515-7116)
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (11 nm E): 120.875 (316-322-8095)
WX ASOS at ICT (19 nm W): PHONE 316-800-1006

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ICTr082/25.5WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1146 x 60 ft. / 349 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-45.115500N37-44.926667N
Longitude: 097-02.838333W097-02.844000W
Elevation: 1296.0 ft.1326.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
Phone 316-841-3518
Manager: HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
Phone 316-841-3518
N725GUMBOW@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9KS8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (3 nm NW)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (5 nm S)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (8 nm W)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (9 nm SW)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (11 nm E)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (11 nm SW)
K50 - Cook Airfield (13 nm SW)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (13 nm SW)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (19 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2111:21
Sunrise06:4911:49
Sunset20:0601:06
Evening civil twilight20:3401:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Apr-2026 16:15:05
Local (UTC-5)  19-Apr-2026 11:15:05
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		191555Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3028 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		191554Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01501011 $
KBEC 
9nm SW 		191555Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A3028 RMK AO2 T01440012
KEQA 
11nm E 		191555Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 16/02 A3027 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		191555Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM FEW100 FEW130 FEW170 SCT200 14/03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01400026 PWINO $
KICT 
19nm W 		191553Z 20006KT 10SM BKN230 15/02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01500017 $
KEWK 
20nm NW 		191556Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 17/M01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01721011 $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		191000Z 1910/2016 21006KT 9999 SKC 520002 QNH3025INS BECMG 1914/1915 24012G20KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3012INS BECMG 2000/2001 18008KT 9999 SKC WS005/22035KT QNH3011INS BECMG 2014/2015 21015G25KT 9999 SKC 510005 QNH3017INS TX23/1922Z TN04/1912Z
KICT 
19nm W 		191120Z 1912/2012 22005KT P6SM FEW200 FM191700 23012KT P6SM SCT200 FM200000 19012KT P6SM FEW200
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