Maxwell Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 38-46-17.1450N (38.771429)
Longitude: 
 095-16-28.4450W (-95.274568)
Elevation: 
 1013.0 feet MSL (309 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. W of Baldwin City, Kansas
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
GEORGE L. MAXWELL
1222 N. 200 RD.
BALDWIN CITY, KS 66006
785-418-4890		 GEORGE L. MAXWELL
1222 N. 200 RD
BALDWIN CITY, KS 66006
785-418-4890

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/2000
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2013 feet (614 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Wichita(ICT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 47KS

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.8 Vinland Valley Aerodrome Airport
    (K64)    		 48 46 100LL
    14.0 Ottawa Municipal Airport
    (KOWI OWI)    		 175 173 100LL, Jet A
    14.6 Lawrence Regional Airport
    (LWC KLWC LWC)    		 10 8 100LL, Jet A
    15.0 Gardner Municipal Airport
    (K34)    		 81 80 100LL
    18.3 New Century Aircenter Airport
    (JCI KIXD IXD)    		 78 77 100LL, Jet A
    21.1 Topeka Regional Airport
    (FOE KFOE FOE)    		 300 298 100LL, Jet A
    24.1 Philip Billard Municipal Airport
    (TOP KTOP TOP)    		 317 315 100LL, Jet A
    25.5 Johnson County Exec Airport
    (OJC KOJC OJC)    		 79 78 100LL, Jet A
    26.0 Osage City Municipal Airport
    (53K)    		 251 249 100LL (phillips), MOGAS (Conoco)
    29.8 Garnett Municipal Airport
    (K68)    		 174 172 100LL
    35.2 Coffey County Airport
    (KUKL UKL)    		 217 215 100LL, Jet A
    35.3 Noahs Ark Airport
    (06MO)    		 38 37 100LL, Auto
    38.2 Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field Airport
    (MKC KMKC MKC)    		 56 55 100LL, Jet A
    39.5 Sherman AAF Airport
    (FLV KFLV FLV)    		 25 24 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    41.0 Kansas City International Airport
    (MCI KMCI MCI)    		 39 38 100LL, Jet A
    43.6 Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional Airport
    (KLXT LXT)    		 74 73 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    44.7 Lawrence Smith Meml Airport
    (KLRY LRY)    		 102 101 100LL
    49.7 Roosterville Airport
    (0N0)    		 51 50 100LL
    50.4 Emporia Municipal Airport
    (EMP KEMP EMP)    		 238 236 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    51.6 East Kansas City Airport
    (3GV)    		 73 72 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 ALL TFC REMAIN EAST OF ARPT TO AVOID TFC FM OTHER PR ARPTS.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR 20:1 APCHS, CLEAR 7:1 TRANSITIONAL SFC, & TFC REMAIN E OF ARPT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    47KS Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  2500 ft x 50 ft (762 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 04/20/2022
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Elevation: 
    		 1013.0 988.0
    Latitude: 
    		 38-46-29.5000N 38-46-04.7900N
    Longitude: 
    		 095-16-28.2600W 095-16-28.6300W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right
    Object Height: 
    		 50
    Distance from End: 
    		 75
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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