# Maxwell Aviation Airport (8KS)

**Maxwell Aviation Airport** (FAA: 8KS) is a small airport in Lyons, Kansas, United States. It opened in Mar 2021. It has one runway, 2,550 ft (777 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3783

## At a glance

- FAA: 8KS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lyons, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Mar 2021
- Elevation: 1,677 ft / 511 m
- Coordinates: 38.2787, -98.0781
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,550 ft / 777 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KLYO
- Ident: US-3783

## Timeline

- Mar 2021: Maxwell Aviation Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,550 ft / 777 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,550 ft / 777 m | =20,276 of 29,858 | =8,917 in North America | =7,670 in US |
| Elevation | 1,677 ft / 511 m | =10,718 of 43,403 | =4,699 in North America | =3,548 in US |
| Age | Opened 2021 | =14,089 of 15,079 | =11,290 in North America | =11,151 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [68KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2546.md) Willys Lake Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [LYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klyo.md) Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [US-9031](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-9031.md) Ag Air Service Airport · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [HUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khut.md) Hutchinson Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [K22](https://dromopedia.com/airports/31ks.md) Mills Field · 21 mi / 34 km
- [MPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmpr.md) Mc Pherson Airport · 22 mi / 35 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-3783/data