Ellinwood Municipal Airport (1K6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGBD), 1K6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ellinwood Municipal Airport in Ellinwood, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGBD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ellinwood Municipal Airport (1K6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ellinwood, KS at a field elevation of 1,797 ft. 1K6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGBD, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 2,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGBD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGBD, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 19 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,600 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGBD 281856Z AUTO 19019G25KT 10SM SCT036 24/17 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/1757 SLP128 T02440167 $
What changed at KGBD (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1K6
Based on the nearest station (KGBD), 1K6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,300 ft (field elevation 1,797 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 | 2,550 ft | TURF-GRVL-G | 19 kt head | 4 kt right (g5) |
| 26 | 2,150 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 19 kt left (g24) |
| 08 | 2,150 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 19 kt right (g24) |
| 35 | 2,550 ft | TURF-GRVL-G | 19 kt tail | 3 kt left (g4) |
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1K6 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 08/262,150 × 150 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1K6Wind
- 08
- 4 kt tailwind · 19 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 4 kt headwind · 19 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,550 × 100 ft · TURF-GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1K6Wind
- 17
- 19 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 19 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 10→19 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → unlimited.
1K6 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 1K6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGBD reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 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
- 70%
- 35
- 19%
- 08
- 8%
- 26
- 3%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KGBD 281720Z 2818/2918 21018G27KT P6SM FEW250 FM282100 24014KT P6SM SKC FM282300 32007KT P6SM SKC FM291300 06007KT P6SM BKN020
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Live crosswind meter
1K6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGBD, 13 nm away.
Wind is 11° 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1K6
- City
- Ellinwood
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,797 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3733, -98.5951
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGBD
- TAF
- Nearest KGBD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ellinwood Municipal Airport (1K6)
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