Walz Airport
4KS · Kiowa, Kansas · Barber County · map
Walz Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles northwest of Kiowa, Kansas, 1,387 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,525 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Walz Airport?
Its FAA code is 4KS.
Where is Walz Airport?
It is 4 miles northwest of Kiowa, Kansas, 1,387 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Walz Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,525 feet long, grass.
Does Walz Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Walz Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Walz Airport?
1 pilot examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4KS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,387 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2012
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,525 × 50 ft | Grass, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 225 ft, trees 45 ft high 150 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 175 ft, fence on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Alva Regional (17 nm south), Pratt Regional (40 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 195 feet tower near midfield approximately 375 feet east of runway.
- Fee for agricultural operators
- Only for emergency use
- Runway 03 obstruction clnc slope 10:1 ovr 45 feet trees 450 feet dstc.
- "17:1 obstruction clnc slope ovr 18 F road, 310 feet dstc, air carriers approach."
- 19 feet oil well pump near midfield approximately 375 feet east of runway.
- Non-standard displaced thld markings 4 feet traffic cones may be hzd to low wing aircraft.
- Runway 3/21 grass uneven due to gopher holes
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport
- Numerous obstruction, poles, oil well and building east of field
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kiowa from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Kiowa, Kansas: 11 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 engineering representative.
- Weston Hale Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clyde Cessna Field · Kingman, KS (43 nm) · (620) 874-8166 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kiowa 12 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- Flite Five INC 3 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4KS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.