Pearce Field (0KS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPPF), 0KS8 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Pearce Field in Parsons, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pearce Field (0KS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Parsons, KS at a field elevation of 952 ft. 0KS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPPF, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPPF, 7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KPPF 280952Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM BKN120 16/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01610106
What changed at KPPF (nearest station)?
Since the 0852Z (3:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 0KS8
Based on the nearest station (KPPF), 0KS8 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 952 ft). 0KS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 18 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 | 1,550 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 1,550 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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0KS8 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 17/351,550 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0KS8Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→5 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → 12,000 ft.
0KS8 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0KS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPPF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 74%
- 35
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
0KS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPPF, 7 nm away.
Wind is 10° 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
- 0KS8
- City
- Parsons
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 952 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3825, -95.3747
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPPF
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pearce Field (0KS8)
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