Lester Airfield (17KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K2I0), 17KY is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lester Airfield in Sacramento, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2I0): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lester Airfield (17KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sacramento, KY at a field elevation of 440 ft. 17KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2I0, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOWB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2I0, 7 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K2I0 280015Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3022 RMK AO2 T01490103
What changed at K2I0 (nearest station)?
Since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 17KY
Based on the nearest station (K2I0), 17KY is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 440 ft). 17KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOWB, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 17 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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17KY 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 17/352,000 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 17KYWind
- 17
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
17KY weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 17KY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SDF UA /OV EWO270015/TM 2311/FL250/TP PC12/TA M21/IC LGT MX
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EWO270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.Show raw report
RSV UA /OV RSV/TM 2311/FL180/TP PC12/SK SKC
RSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RSVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SDF UA /OV IIU335025/TM 2311/FL220/TP B738/TB NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IIU335025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
OWB UA /OV OWB/TM 2255/FL180/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB LGT CHOP /IC NEG
OWB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OWBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2255Reported at 22:55 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HOP UA /OV HOP/TM 2237/FL200/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME41
HOP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2237Reported at 22:37 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.RM ZME41Remarks.Show raw report
SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2024/FL200/TP C30J/SK BASE 240/TA M15/TB NEG/IC NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SDFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP C30JAircraft type reporting.SK BASE 240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 17KY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2I0 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 52%
- 35
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
17KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2I0, 7 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 17KY
- City
- Sacramento
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3939, -87.2589
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2I0
- TAF
- Nearest KOWB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lester Airfield (17KY)
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