Clay Center Municipal (KCYW), Kansas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Clay Center Municipal (KCYW) is a single-runway public airport in north-central Kansas, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. There is no control tower, and fuel service is limited to 100LL with no Jet A available.
Runways
Clay Center Municipal has one paved runway, 17/35, 4,197 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Clay Center Municipal has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Clay Center Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National (KICT), 105 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Clay Center Municipal recorded 17 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February and November. Business aviation activity in 2025 was concentrated in the winter and late-fall months of February and November, with a low point in October showing no recorded operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 4 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Clay Center Municipal averages 18.8 days above 90°F in July, 28.6 freeze days in January and 1.3 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91.1°F, and January the coldest, at 38.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Clay Center Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: access and runway notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Marshall Approach. When Marshall Approach is closed, contact Kansas City ARTCC.
Crops and irrigation equipment are present in the approach/departure area of runway 17.
REIL for runways 17 and 35, and PAPI for runways 17 and 35, are pilot-activated on CTAF. Runway 17/35 MIRL is preset to low intensity from dusk until 2200; to increase intensity or activate, use CTAF.
The obstruction clearance slope is 49:1 to the displaced threshold.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Clay Center Municipal has five airfields within 38 NM. The closest is Blosser Municipal (KCNK), 24.93 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCYW
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KCYW.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KCYW?
No. Clay Center Municipal only stocks 100LL avgas, with no Jet A available on the field. Operators requiring Jet A should plan a fuel stop elsewhere before or after using KCYW.
Can international flights clear customs at Clay Center Municipal?
Clay Center Municipal has no onsite customs facility. The nearest customs clearance is at Wichita (KICT), approximately 105 nautical miles away, so arriving flights needing clearance must route through there first.
What is the runway length at Clay Center Municipal Airport?
Clay Center Municipal has one paved runway, 17/35, measuring 4,197 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving KCYW, and there is no operating control tower.