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8KS Maxwell Aviation Airport
Lyons, Kansas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8KS
Lat/Long: 38-16-43.3000N 098-04-40.9800W
38-16.721667N 098-04.683000W
38.2786944,-98.0780500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1677 ft. / 511 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles SE of LYONS, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67554

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/2021
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-3P at LYO (8 nm NW): 119.925 (620-509-2357)
WX ASOS at HUT (16 nm SE): PHONE 620-662-1071
WX AWOS-3P at MPR (19 nm E): 119.025 (620-798-1650)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HUTr334/18.2HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E
ICTr317/39.6WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALTT319/11.740404EHU .... ..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2550 x 100 ft. / 777 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-16.931667N38-16.511667N
Longitude: 098-04.679500W098-04.683667W
Elevation: 1676.0 ft.1667.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. tree, 390 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 63 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SPENCER MAXWELL
2271 AVE R.
STERLING, KS 67579
Phone 620-680-0217
Manager: SPENCER MAXWELL
2271 AVE R.
STERLING, KS 67579
Phone 620-680-0217

Additional Remarks

- WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8KS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLYO - Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (8 nm NW)
KHUT - Hutchinson Regional Airport (16 nm SE)
KMPR - Mc Pherson Airport (19 nm E)
47K - Moundridge Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
9K7 - Ellsworth Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3810:38
Sunrise06:1011:10
Sunset20:5801:58
Evening civil twilight21:3002:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Jun-2026 20:41:04
Local (UTC-5)  21-Jun-2026 15:41:04
 
METAR
KLYO 
8nm NW 		212015Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM SCT038 SCT045 OVC060 28/19 A2979 RMK AO2 T02810191
KHUT 
16nm SE 		211952Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN034 28/20 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP061 T02780200
KMPR 
19nm E 		212015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 27/20 A2978 RMK AO2 T02730196
TAF
KHUT 
16nm SE 		211733Z 2118/2218 VRB05KT P6SM FEW015 SCT025 TEMPO 2118/2119 BKN025 FM212100 03011KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 PROB30 2203/2205 VRB20G35KT 3SM TSRA BKN040CB
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