# Vankirk Airport (44KS)

**Vankirk Airport** (FAA: 44KS) is a small airport in Derby, Kansas, United States. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,455 ft (748 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/44ks

## At a glance

- FAA: 44KS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Derby, Kansas, United States
- Elevation: 1,350 ft / 412 m
- Coordinates: 37.6103, -97.1625
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,455 ft / 748 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35315086
- Weather station: KIAB
- Ident: 44KS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,455 ft / 748 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |
| 04/22 | 1,750 ft / 533 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |
| 08/26 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,455 ft / 748 m | =21,242 of 29,858 | =9,627 in North America | =8,317 in US |
| Elevation | 1,350 ft / 412 m | =13,307 of 43,403 | =5,741 in North America | =4,414 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [K50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k50.md) Cook Airfield · 3.2 mi / 5.1 km
- [CEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcea.md) Cessna Aircraft Field · 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- [IAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiab.md) McConnell Air Force Base · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km
- [3AU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3au.md) Augusta Municipal Airport · 6.3 mi / 10 km
- [SN40](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn40.md) Olson Aerodrome · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [6KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ks7.md) Butler Airpark · 6.4 mi / 10 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/44ks/data