AirNav: 9KS8 - Gators Place Airport

9KS8

Gators Place Airport
Towanda, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
ICTr082/25.5		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

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

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 12-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	12:55
Sunrise	07:22	13:22
Sunset	18:03	00:03
Evening civil twilight	18:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Feb-2026 04:01:54
Local (UTC-6)	12-Feb-2026 22:01:54

METAR

K3AU 5nm S	130355Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3010 RMK AO2
KAAO 8nm W	130354Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00890022 $
KBEC 9nm SW	130335Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3008 RMK AO2 T01000020
KEQA 11nm E	130355Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3009 RMK AO2
KIAB 13nm SW	130355Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01070028
KICT 19nm W	130353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 08/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00780022
KEWK 20nm NW	130356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01110017 $

TAF

KIAB 13nm SW	121800Z 1218/1324 20010G17KT 9999 BKN140 BKN200 QNH3000INS BECMG 1301/1302 03006KT 9999 SCT120 BKN250 QNH3000INS BECMG 1322/1323 08009KT 9999 SCT035 BKN090 OVC200 QNH3000INS TX18/1221Z TN04/1312Z
KICT 19nm W	121720Z 1218/1318 18007KT P6SM BKN200 FM122300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200 FM130600 02005KT P6SM SCT200

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