# Blue Sky Airport (8KS5)

**Blue Sky Airport** (FAA: 8KS5) is a small airport in Parsons, Kansas, United States. It opened in Dec 1997. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ks5

## At a glance

- FAA: 8KS5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Parsons, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Dec 1997
- Elevation: 897 ft / 273 m
- Coordinates: 37.3161, -95.2801
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34961787
- Weather station: KPPF
- Ident: 8KS5

## Timeline

- Dec 1997: Blue Sky Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass | 067° / 247° |  |

- 06/24 slopes 1.0%: threshold 24 at 877 ft / 267 m, threshold 06 at 897 ft / 273 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 897 ft / 273 m | =19,545 of 43,403 | =8,919 in North America | =7,251 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [3KS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ks8.md) Reed-Wilsonton Airport · 5.1 mi / 8.1 km
- [50KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1972.md) Clemens Airport · 5.4 mi / 8.7 km
- [0KS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ks8.md) Pearce Field · 6.9 mi / 11 km
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## 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/8ks5/data