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61KS West Branch Airport
Eureka, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 61KS
Lat/Long: 37-54-30.4866N 096-26-14.9521W
37-54.508110N 096-26.249202W
37.9084685,-96.4374867
(estimated)
Elevation: 1190 ft. / 363 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles NW of EUREKA, KS
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 67045

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2025
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

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at 13K (8 nm SE): 120.975 (620-583-2760)
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (20 nm SW): 120.875 (316-322-8095)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMPr204/27.0EMPORIA VORTAC112.8008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2665 x 40 ft. / 812 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-54.723720N37-54.292500N
Longitude: 096-26.301023W096-26.197380W
Elevation: 1190.0 ft.1170.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TODD BANKS
2053 F ROAD
EUREKA, KS 67045
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM
Manager: TODD BANKS
11109 BUENA VISTA
LEAWOOD, KS 66211
Phone 913-706-2213
BANKST@BLACKTHORNGROUP.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 61KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

13K - Lt. William M. Milliken Airport (8 nm SE)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (20 nm SW)
KEMP - Emporia Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (33 nm W)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Dec-2025
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight13:11
Sunrise13:40
Sunset23:10
Evening civil twilight23:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Dec-2025 06:08:48
 
METAR
K13K 
8nm SE 		250555Z AUTO 05004KT 7SM CLR 09/09 A3005 RMK AO2 T00920087 10169 20086
KEQA 
20nm SW 		250555Z AUTO 14004KT 7SM CLR 11/11 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
43nm SW 		250525Z 2505/2608 22006KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3001INS BECMG 2507/2508 VRB04KT 9000 BR SCT005 QNH3000INS BECMG 2511/2512 VRB04KT 0400 FG VV001 QNH2995INS BECMG 2516/2518 30010KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2985INS TX20/2522Z TN06/2512Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2505 NEXT 2518
KCNU 
48nm E 		250520Z 2506/2606 20008KT P6SM SCT250 FM250900 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN020 FM251100 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG BKN005 FM251700 18008KT 3SM BR BKN012 FM252000 20010KT P6SM BKN100
KICT 
50nm W 		250520Z 2506/2606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM250800 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT010 FM250900 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG BKN004 FM251700 21008KT 3SM BR SCT005 BKN020 FM251900 20010KT P6SM BKN100
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