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9KS8 Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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
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 06-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3710:37
Sunrise06:0711:07
Sunset20:4601:46
Evening civil twilight21:1702:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jun-2026 18:29:16
Local (UTC-5)  06-Jun-2026 13:29:16
 
METAR
K3AU 
5nm S 		061755Z AUTO 14013G16KT 10SM BKN019 BKN026 OVC031 25/20 A2991 RMK AO2
KAAO 
8nm W 		061803Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM VCTS BKN018 BKN036 BKN050 24/21 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE CIG 015V024 T02440211
KBEC 
9nm SW 		061755Z AUTO 14009G15KT 10SM BKN017 BKN026 OVC043 25/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02460215 10250 20220
KEQA 
11nm E 		061755Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM SCT017 SCT038 BKN080 27/22 A2992 RMK AO2
KIAB 
13nm SW 		061759Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM -RA SCT019 SCT030 BKN190 26/21 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE RAB59 SLP106
KICT 
19nm W 		061753Z 16013KT 10SM FEW017 BKN024 BKN036 26/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02560217 10256 20228 55000 $
KEWK 
20nm NW 		061756Z AUTO 15015KT 10SM FEW016 26/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02560222 58004 $
TAF
KIAB 
13nm SW 		061800Z 0618/0724 15012G20KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 OVC150 QNH2984INS BECMG 0619/0620 15012G22KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC150 QNH2981INS TEMPO 0620/0624 VRB15G25KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC040 BECMG 0700/0701 13012G22KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC020 QNH2981INS BECMG 0704/0705 12012G22KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN007CB OVC015 QNH2974INS TEMPO 0705/0710 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA BECMG 0712/0713 14012KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC025 QNH2965INS TEMPO 0716/0720 VCTS BKN010CB OVC030 TX25/0621Z TN20/0710Z
KICT 
19nm W 		061730Z 0618/0718 16011KT P6SM FEW015 BKN022 FM062000 16012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN022 PROB30 0622/0702 -TSRA BKN020CB FM070600 13008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT006 BKN010 FM071600 16010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN025
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