# McMaster Gliderport (29KS)

**McMaster Gliderport** (FAA: 29KS) is a small airport in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It opened in May 2017. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,600 ft (1,402 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0656

## At a glance

- FAA: 29KS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Opened: May 2017
- Elevation: 1,403 ft / 428 m
- Coordinates: 37.7613, -97.1773
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,600 ft / 1,402 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61669771
- Weather station: KAAO
- Ident: US-0656

## Timeline

- May 2017: McMaster Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18L/36R | 4,600 ft / 1,402 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |
| 18R/36L | 2,460 ft / 750 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,600 ft / 1,402 m | =7,734 of 29,858 | =2,945 in North America | =2,426 in US |
| Elevation | 1,403 ft / 428 m | =12,839 of 43,403 | =5,544 in North America | =4,244 in US |
| Age | Opened 2017 | =13,507 of 15,079 | =10,785 in North America | =10,647 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KAAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaao.md) Colonel James Jabara Airport · 2.6 mi / 4.1 km
- [1K1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1k1.md) Lloyd Stearman Field · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
- [BEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbec.md) Beech Factory Airport · 5.1 mi / 8.1 km
- [13KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/13ks.md) Daniel's Landing Airport · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km
- [9KS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ks8.md) Gators Place Airport · 7.1 mi / 11 km
- [SN20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn20.md) Brady-Pippin Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 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/us-0656/data