Hitch Feeders Ii Inc. Airport (1KS7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KULS), 1KS7 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hitch Feeders Ii Inc. Airport in Satanta, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KULS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hitch Feeders Ii Inc. Airport (1KS7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Satanta, KS at a field elevation of 3,028 ft. 1KS7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KULS, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KULS, 17.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 1,300 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KULS 271435Z AUTO 17008KT 4SM BR BKN009 BKN013 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KULS (nearest station)?
Since the 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 1KS7
Based on the nearest station (KULS), 1KS7 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 3,028 ft). 1KS7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,500 ft | DIRT-TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| S | 3,500 ft | DIRT-TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 900 ft.
1KS7 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1KS7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAA UA /OV LAA329021/TM 1425/FL250/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM VMC ZDVWC
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAA329021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM VMC ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
LAA UA /OV LAA060030/TM 1347/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM -ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAA060030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1347Reported at 13:47 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM -ZDVWC-28Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1KS7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KULS reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 62 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1KS7
- City
- Satanta
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,028 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6736, -101.0170
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KULS
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 57m
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6 airportsPilot PIREPs for Hitch Feeders Ii Inc. Airport (1KS7)
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