Philip Ranch Airport
73KS · Hays, Kansas · Wichita County · map
Philip Ranch Airport is a private airport, 8 miles southeast of Hays, Kansas, 1,923 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 2,046 feet of grass.
The FAA lists this airport as closed indefinitely.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 73KS
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,923 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1988
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,046 × 144 ft | Grass | |
| 18/36 | 1,685 × 144 ft | Grass | |
| 04/22 | 1,385 × 144 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Hays from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Hays, Kansas: 38 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and transitional surface maintained for a 7:1 slope and that all users notified that cattle and horses may be on runways.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.