Coffman Airport (09KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), 09KS is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Coffman Airport in Wellsville, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Coffman Airport (09KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wellsville, KS at a field elevation of 970 ft. 09KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 11 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 KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 18 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 282115Z AUTO 19018G23KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A3000 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 09KS
Based on the nearest station (KOWI), 09KS is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,550 ft (field elevation 970 ft). 09KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 14 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 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 17 kt head | 5 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 18 kt tail | 3 kt left (g4) |
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09KS 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 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 09KSWind
- 17
- 17 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 18 kt tailwind · 3 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 5→18 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
09KS 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 09KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 82%
- 35
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
09KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 11 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 17, 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
- 09KS
- City
- Wellsville
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 970 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7070, -95.1383
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOWI
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 54m
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