Gators Place Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 37-45-01.2650N (37.750351)
Longitude: 
 097-02-50.4700W (-97.047353)
Elevation: 
 1326.0 feet MSL (404 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.8 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. SW of Towanda, Kansas
Found On: 
 Wichita Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
316-841-3518		 HARRIS K. BUTLER, III
11199 SW 50TH ST.
TOWANDA, KS 67144
316-841-3518

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/2025
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2326 feet (709 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ICT

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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 9KS8

    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
    3.4 Lloyd Stearman Field Airport
    (1K1)    		 294 291 100LL, Jet A
    5.0 Augusta Municipal Airport
    (3AU)    		 196 193 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
    8.2 Colonel James Jabara Airport
    (KAAO AAO)    		 268 265 100LL, Jet A
    11.0 El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Meml Airport
    (EDK KEQA EQA)    		 82 79 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    12.6 Cook Airfield Airport
    (K50)    		 208 205 100LL, MOGAS
    17.1 Westport Airport
    (71K)    		 249 246 100LL
    19.3 Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport
    (ICT KICT ICT)    		 251 248 100LL, Jet A
    21.3 Newton-City-County Airport
    (EWK KEWK EWK)    		 329 326 100LL, Jet A
    30.2 Wellington Municipal Airport
    (KEGT EGT)    		 212 209 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Strother Field Airport
    (WLD KWLD WLD)    		 179 176 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Moundridge Municipal Airport
    (47K)    		 322 319 100LL, MOGAS
    36.3 Lt William M Milliken Airport
    (13K)    		 80 78 100LL
    36.3 Alfred Schroeder Field Airport
    (M66)    		 347 344 100LL
    42.9 Hutchinson Regional Airport
    (HUT KHUT HUT)    		 296 293 100LL, Jet A
    47.2 Mc Pherson Airport
    (MPR KMPR MPR)    		 320 317 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    51.3 Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field Airport
    (9K8)    		 264 261 100LL
    53.4 Emporia Municipal Airport
    (EMP KEMP EMP)    		 49 47 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    55.2 Harper Municipal Airport
    (8K2)    		 239 236 100LL
    60.6 Anthony Municipal Airport
    (ANY KANY ANY)    		 234 231 100LL
    61.2 Ponca City Regional Airport
    (PNC KPNC PNC)    		 182 179 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A16 N725GUMBOW@GMAIL.COM

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 1146 ft (349 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    9KS8 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  1146 ft x 60 ft (349 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 04/03/2025
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 1296.0 1326.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-45-06.9300N 37-44-55.6000N
    Longitude: 
    		 097-02-50.3000W 097-02-50.6400W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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