Heape Field (07KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEQA), 07KS is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 20 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Heape Field in Augusta, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEQA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Heape Field (07KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Augusta, KS at a field elevation of 1,321 ft. 07KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEQA, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEQA, 6.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 20 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEQA 281935Z AUTO 21020G25KT 10SM SCT049 28/14 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KEQA (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 07KS
Based on the nearest station (KEQA), 07KS is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 20 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 1,321 ft). 07KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 18 kt head | 8 kt right (g10) |
| 36 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 17 kt tail | 10 kt left (g12) |
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07KS 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 18/362,000 × 45 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 07KSWind
- 18
- 18 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 17 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 7→20 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
07KS 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 07KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 07KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEQA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 83%
- 36
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
07KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEQA, 6.1 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 07KS
- City
- Augusta
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,321 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7342, -96.9367
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEQA
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 53m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Heape Field (07KS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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