Patty Field
9K6 · El Dorado, Kansas · Butler County · map
Patty Field is a public-use airport, 3 miles southeast of El Dorado, Kansas, 1,385 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,800 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Patty Field?
Its FAA code is 9K6.
Where is Patty Field?
It is 3 miles southeast of El Dorado, Kansas, 1,385 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Patty Field?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,800 feet long, grass.
Does Patty Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Patty Field?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Patty Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 9K6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,385 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,800 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: fence on the approach
- Runway 36: fence on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial (2 nm southwest), Augusta Municipal (15 nm southwest), Lloyd Stearman Field (15 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (20 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial (2 nm southwest), Augusta Municipal (15 nm southwest), Lloyd Stearman Field (15 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (20 nm west).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Water tower 1/4 mile northeast.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 El Dorado from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in El Dorado, Kansas: 22 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 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, 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
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), 53 engineering representatives, 106 training center evaluators, 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 (31 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 (31 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 (31 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 (31 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 (31 nm) · (207) 877-4308 · [email protected]
- Webster David Mckinley instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Wichita, KS (31 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 (31 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 (38 nm) · (316) 640-7570 · [email protected]
All 197 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.
- 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in El Dorado 24 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Marsh Flying Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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/9K6.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.