# Plains Municipal Airport (S44)

**Plains Municipal Airport** (FAA: S44) is a small airport in Plains, Kansas, United States. It opened in Jul 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,350 ft (1,021 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ks5

## At a glance

- FAA: S44
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Plains, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1941
- Elevation: 2,762 ft / 842 m
- Coordinates: 37.2667, -100.5838
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,350 ft / 1,021 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: K19S
- Ident: 2KS5

## Timeline

- Jul 1941: Plains Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,350 ft / 1,021 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass |  |  |
| 08/26 | 2,260 ft / 689 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass |  |  |
| 02/20 | 1,120 ft / 341 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,350 ft / 1,021 m | =13,322 of 29,858 | =5,496 in North America | =4,612 in US |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft / 842 m | =6,109 of 43,403 | =2,966 in North America | =2,287 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3K4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3k4.md) Borth Field · 6.5 mi / 11 km
- [M64](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn12.md) Jenkinson Airport · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [KMEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmej.md) Meade Municipal Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [98KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/98ks.md) Rexford Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [2KS3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8406.md) Edwards Grass Strip · 19 mi / 31 km
- [3KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ks.md) HF Strip Airport · 21 mi / 33 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ks5/data