Fowler Airport (18K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDDC), 18K is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fowler Airport in Fowler, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fowler Airport (18K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fowler, KS at a field elevation of 2,483 ft. 18K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDDC, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,310 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDDC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDDC, 25.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDDC 281052Z AUTO 19015G25KT 7SM CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01560144
What changed at KDDC (nearest station)?
Since the 0952Z (4:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 25 kt.
Current pilot readout for 18K
Based on the nearest station (KDDC), 18K is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 2,483 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 2,310 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt head | 5 kt left (g9) |
| 03 | 2,310 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt tail | 5 kt right (g9) |
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18K 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 03/212,310 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18KWind
- 03
- 14 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 14 kt headwind · 5 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 4→15 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.
18K weather radar
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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 18K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDDC reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 35 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 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.
- 21
- 74%
- 03
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0948Z (4:48 AM CDT)
TAF KDDC 280948Z 2810/2906 19013KT P6SM SKC FM281500 21020G30KT P6SM FEW250 FM282300 18010KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
18K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDDC, 25 nm away.
Wind is 21° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 18K
- City
- Fowler
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,483 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3842, -100.1860
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,310 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDDC
- TAF
- Nearest KDDC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fowler Airport (18K)
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