Wingit Field (20KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEQA), 20KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wingit Field in Augusta, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEQA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wingit Field (20KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Augusta, KS at a field elevation of 1,338 ft. 20KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEQA, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEQA, 6.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 14 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEQA 281255Z AUTO 17014G19KT 10SM SCT120 18/12 A3007 RMK AO2
What changed at KEQA (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 12,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 20KS
Based on the nearest station (KEQA), 20KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 1,338 ft). 20KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,850 ft | TURF | 14 kt head | 3 kt left (g4) |
| 36 | 1,850 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 3 kt right (g4) |
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20KS 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 18/361,850 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 20KSWind
- 18
- 14 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 14 kt tailwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 0→14 kt, ceiling 3,700 ft → unlimited.
20KS 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 20KS
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.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 20KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEQA reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 83%
- 36
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
20KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEQA, 6.7 nm away.
Wind is 12° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97KS
- City
- Augusta
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,338 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6757, -96.8858
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEQA
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wingit Field (20KS)
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