Cochran Airport (1KS1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), 1KS1 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cochran Airport in Richmond, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cochran Airport (1KS1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Richmond, KS at a field elevation of 1,005 ft. 1KS1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 5 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 KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,300 ft, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 281055Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM SCT043 SCT049 14/12 A3008 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1KS1
Based on the nearest station (KOWI), 1KS1 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,005 ft). 1KS1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 27 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 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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1KS1 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 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1KS1Wind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 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 22 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.
1KS1 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1KS1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1KS1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 64 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 81%
- 35
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
1KS1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 5 nm away.
Wind is 45° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1KS1
- City
- Richmond
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,005 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4589, -95.2265
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOWI
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cochran Airport (1KS1)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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