# West Branch Airport (61KS)

**West Branch Airport** (FAA: 61KS) is a small airport in Eureka, Kansas, United States. It opened in Oct 2025. It has one runway, 2,665 ft (812 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12806

## At a glance

- FAA: 61KS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Eureka, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Oct 2025
- Elevation: 1,190 ft / 363 m
- Coordinates: 37.9085, -96.4375
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,665 ft / 812 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: K13K
- Ident: US-12806

## Timeline

- Oct 2025: West Branch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,665 ft / 812 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,665 ft / 812 m | =18,590 of 29,858 | =8,054 in North America | =6,857 in US |
| Elevation | 1,190 ft / 363 m | =15,187 of 43,403 | =6,604 in North America | =5,174 in US |
| Age | Opened 2025 | =14,775 of 15,079 | =11,902 in North America | =11,758 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [13K](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k13k.md) Eureka Municipal Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [07S](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn07.md) Beaumont Hotel Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [2KS2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ks2.md) Stuber Flying Ranch Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [9K6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9k6.md) Patty Field · 21 mi / 34 km
- [SN91](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn91.md) Godfrey Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [EDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keqa.md) Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport · 23 mi / 37 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/us-12806/data