44KS
Vankirk Airport
Vankirk Airport (44KS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Derby, Kansas. The field lies at 1,350 ft (411 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 2,455 ft (748 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Cook Airfield (K50), 3 nm SSW.
Vankirk Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,350 ft (411 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.6103, -97.1625
- Serving
- Derby
- Region
- Kansas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways3 · longest 2,455 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 17 points 170° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,455 ft748 m | 100 ft | Grass | — |
| 04/22 | 1,750 ft533 m | 75 ft | Grass | — |
| 08/26 | 1,400 ft427 m | 75 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.