FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S44 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-16-06.7268N 100-35-02.1378W
37-16.112113N 100-35.035630W
37.2685352,-100.5839272
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| Elevation: | 2762 ft. / 842 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67869 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1941 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3PT at MEJ (11 nm E): | 119.425 (620-518-2544) |
| WX AWOS-3P at 19S (18 nm NW): | 118.4 (620-290-3873) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GCKr159/39.6 | | GARDEN CITY VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3350 x 150 ft. / 1021 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 37-16.282800N | | 37-15.730827N |
| Longitude: | 100-35.027880W | | 100-35.018763W |
| Elevation: | 2760.0 ft. | | 2760.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 100 ft. | | 199 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | road, 300 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | rr, 350 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2260 x 150 ft. / 689 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 37-16.272180N | | 37-16.270800N |
| Longitude: | 100-35.319180W | | 100-34.853280W |
| Elevation: | 2760.0 ft. | | 2760.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 150 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | bldg, 110 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear | | road, 15 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 1120 x 100 ft. / 341 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-16.026660N | | 37-16.184280N |
| Longitude: | 100-35.030280W | | 100-34.910400W |
| Elevation: | 2760.0 ft. | | 2762.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | bldg, 300 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | road, 25 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PLAINS
404 GRAND AVE., P O BOX 366
PLAINS, KS 67869
Phone 620-563-7611 |
| Manager: | JUNE BENDER
CITY OF PLAINS 404 GRAND AVE, P O BOX 366
PLAINS, KS 67869
Phone 620-563-7611 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S44.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEJ - Meade Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
KLBL - Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KHQG - Hugoton Municipal Airport (38 nm W)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (40 nm N)
KDDC - Dodge City Regional Airport (42 nm NE)
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Times for 25-Oct-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 08:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Oct-2025 22:03:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Oct-2025 17:03:41 |
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| METAR |
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K19S
18nm NW | 252135Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM OVC012 14/13 A2998 RMK AO2 T01380126
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KLBL
23nm SW | 252156Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM BKN010 OVC015 13/12 A2998 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 SLP140 T01330122 $
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KLBL
23nm SW | 251720Z 2518/2618 34008KT P6SM -RA OVC006 TEMPO 2518/2520 2SM SHRA BR OVC004 FM252000 01006KT P6SM OVC005 PROB30 2520/2522 4SM -SHRA OVC008 FM260800 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 2609/2613 1SM BR OVC003 FM261700 05005KT P6SM BKN006
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