Alderson Airport (08KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLN), 08KS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 18 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Alderson Airport in Bennington, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alderson Airport (08KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bennington, KS at a field elevation of 1,250 ft. 08KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLN, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLN, 15 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 18 kt, gusting 30 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSLN 281853Z 20018G30KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/1849 SLP131 T02610156
Current pilot readout for 08KS
Based on the nearest station (KSLN), 08KS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 18 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,850 ft (field elevation 1,250 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,500 ft | GRAVEL | 17 kt head | 6 kt right (g11) |
| 35 | 2,500 ft | GRAVEL | 17 kt tail | 6 kt left (g10) |
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08KS 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 17/352,500 × 70 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 08KSWind
- 17
- 17 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 17 kt tailwind · 6 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.
08KS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 08KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 77%
- 35
- 23%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KSLN 281720Z 2818/2918 19018G28KT P6SM SKC FM282300 20010KT P6SM FEW210 FM290600 03005KT P6SM SCT020
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Live crosswind meter
08KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLN, 15 nm away.
Wind is 21° 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
- Daily 0700-1900 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 08KS
- City
- Bennington
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.0347, -97.5800
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLN
- TAF
- Nearest KSLN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alderson Airport (08KS)
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