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South Grand Lake Regional Airport (1K8) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, 1K8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for South Grand Lake Regional Airport in Ketchum, OK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

South Grand Lake Regional Airport (1K8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ketchum, OK at a field elevation of 783 ft. 1K8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,730 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K1K8 281255Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3016 RMK AO2

What changed at 1K8?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1K8

1K8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 783 ft). 1K8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXNA, about 38 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV5 kt head2 kt left
365 kt tail2 kt right

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1K8 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    4,730 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1K8
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091813Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.

1K8 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 1K8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, 1K8 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 4%IFR 5%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
74%
36
26%

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Live 1K8 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by 1K8's own weather station.

N18365 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,730 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of South Grand Lake Regional Airport (1K8) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A+
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K1K8
FAA LID
1K8
City
Ketchum
State
Oklahoma
Country
United States
Elevation
783 ft
Coordinates
36.5417, -95.0211
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,730 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KXNA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 11m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for South Grand Lake Regional Airport (1K8)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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