Plains Municipal
S44 · Plains, Kansas · Meade County · map
Plains Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Plains in Plains, Kansas, 2,762 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 3,350 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Plains Municipal?
Its FAA code is S44.
Where is Plains Municipal?
It is in Plains, Kansas, 2,762 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Plains Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17/35, is 3,350 feet long.
Does Plains Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Plains Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical 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 S44
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Plains
- Elevation
- 2,762 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1941
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,350 × 150 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 08/26 | 2,260 × 150 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 02/20 | 1,120 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 100 ft
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 199 ft
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 150 ft
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 150 ft
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Liberal Mid-America Regional (22 nm southwest), Garden City Regional (40 nm north), Dodge City Regional (42 nm northeast), Ulysses Airport (43 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Meade Municipal (11 nm east), Liberal Mid-America Regional (22 nm southwest), Satanta Municipal (22 nm northwest), Cimarron Municipal (36 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
- Provided approaches to EA runway end are maintd for a minimum 20:1 clear glide slope; that a right traffic pattern is estabd to avoid flight over grain elevators to southwest. CONTINUED-THAT a segmented circle is installed as a visual aid to inform pilots of nonstandard traffic pattern.
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 Plains from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Plains, Kansas: 6 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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 flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Christina Genova private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Crotts Aircraft · Dodge City, KS (42 nm) · (719) 240-1942 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 6 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 Plains 12 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Western AG Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 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 5,731 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S44.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 30, 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.