Darbro Field (05KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDP), 05KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Darbro Field in Elk City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Darbro Field (05KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elk City, KS at a field elevation of 925 ft. 05KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDP, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBVO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDP, 10.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIDP 281255Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM SCT110 17/11 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KIDP (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 05KS
Based on the nearest station (KIDP), 05KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 925 ft). 05KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBVO, about 30 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 0 kt |
| 35 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 0 kt |
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05KS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,300 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 05KSWind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→10 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
05KS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 05KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 05KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIDP reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
05KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIDP, 11 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 05KS
- City
- Elk City
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2662, -95.9592
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIDP
- TAF
- Nearest KBVO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Darbro Field (05KS)
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