Butler Airpark
6KS · Rose Hill, Kansas · Butler County · map
Butler Airpark is a public-use airport owned by Butler Airpark Homeowners Assn INC, 3 miles east of Rose Hill, Kansas, 1,310 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,577 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Butler Airpark?
Its FAA code is 6KS.
Where is Butler Airpark?
It is 3 miles east of Rose Hill, Kansas, 1,310 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Butler Airpark?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,577 feet long, grass.
Does Butler Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Butler Airpark?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Rhb Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Butler Airpark?
10 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners 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 6KS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Butler Airpark Homeowners Assn INC
- Elevation
- 1,310 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1991
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,577 × 40 ft | Grass | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 01: right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 30 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Augusta Municipal (7 nm north), Lloyd Stearman Field (13 nm north), Colonel James Jabara Airport (14 nm northwest), EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial (17 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cook Airfield (5 nm west), Augusta Municipal (7 nm north), Lloyd Stearman Field (13 nm north), Colonel James Jabara Airport (14 nm northwest).
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
- Provided maintain 20:1 approach slope; maintain 7:1 airport transitional slope; all traffic pattern flown east of airport.
- All traffic remain east of runway.
- Airport operations are ltd to sngl eng light aircraft of 3250 pounds maximum gross landing WT unless specifically authorized prior to landing.
- All airport operations are suspended during wet surface conditions.
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 Rose Hill from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Rose Hill, Kansas: 25 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Rhb Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Andover, 10 miles away Wichita Flight Training is a flight school in Wichita, Kansas that provides pilot licensing and training services including private pilot licenses, commercial pilot licenses, instrument ratings, flight reviews, and refresher training.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 54 engineering representatives, 106 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Anthony B Condon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Aviation Academy · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (515) 291-0089 · [email protected]
- Brandy Suzonne Shaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · WSU Tech · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
- Christopher Dale Bleakney private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (316) 641-6298 · [email protected]
- Kirby Victor Ortega private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ortega Aviation Services · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (316) 655-4179 · [email protected]
- Matthew Aaron Teller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (207) 877-4308 · [email protected]
- Webster David Mckinley instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (316) 214-5701 · [email protected]
- Weston Hale Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita Flight Standards District Office · Wichita, KS (18 nm) · (620) 874-8166 · [email protected]
- Gerald Warren Griggs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Goddard, KS (25 nm) · (316) 640-7570 · [email protected]
All 199 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 Rose Hill 25 aircraft · 25 piston singles
- Rhb Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- 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/6KS.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.