AirNav: S44 - Plains Municipal Airport

S44
(formerly 2KS5)

Plains Municipal Airport
Plains, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	S44
Lat/Long:	37-16-06.7268N 100-35-02.1378W 37-16.112113N 100-35.035630W 37.2685352,-100.5839272 (estimated)
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
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	11:04
Sunrise	06:34	11:34
Sunset	21:02	02:02
Evening civil twilight	21:32	02:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Jul-2026 12:44:01
Local (UTC-5)	14-Jul-2026 07:44:01

METAR

KLBL
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