# Prairie Cottage Airport (8KS8)

**Prairie Cottage Airport** (FAA: 8KS8) is a small airport in Chapman, Kansas, United States. It opened in Jun 1998. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,400 ft (732 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ks8

## At a glance

- FAA: 8KS8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Chapman, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1998
- Elevation: 1,223 ft / 373 m
- Coordinates: 38.9178, -97.0078
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35290647
- Weather station: KFRI · WMO 72455
- Ident: 8KS8

## Timeline

- Jun 1998: Prairie Cottage Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |
| 05/23 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 1,223 ft / 373 m | =14,731 of 43,403 | =6,378 in North America | =4,978 in US |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =8,390 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [1KS4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ks4.md) Prichard Airstrip · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km
- [K78](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k78.md) Abilene Municipal Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [3JC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3jc.md) Freeman Field · 12 mi / 20 km
- [FRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfri.md) Marshall Army Air Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-8638](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8638.md) Fort Riley LRS (Division Consolidated UAS Site) · 18 mi / 29 km
- [KHRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khru.md) Herington Regional Airport · 19 mi / 30 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/8ks8/data