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Argonia Municipal Airport (2K8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KANY), 2K8 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Argonia Municipal Airport in Argonia, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Argonia Municipal Airport (2K8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Argonia, KS at a field elevation of 1,279 ft. 2K8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANY, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KICT.

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MVFR
Observed 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANY, 16.9 nm away.

Wind
140° 5 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
1,400 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, broken clouds at 1,400 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KANY 271455Z AUTO 14005KT 8SM BKN014 16/16 A3014 RMK AO2

What changed at KANY (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • The 1,400 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 2K8

Based on the nearest station (KANY), 2K8 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,279 ft). 2K8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KICT, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV4 kt head3 kt left
354 kt tail3 kt right

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2K8 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 17/35
    3,200 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2K8
    Wind
    17
    4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    4 kt tailwind · 3 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
0122415Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.

2K8 weather radar

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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 2K8

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1508Z (10:08 AM CDT) · 48 NM N of 2K8 · during climb · EA50
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HUT UA /OV KHUT/TM 1508/FL025/TP EA50/SK OVC025-TOPUNKN/RM DURC RWY13 HUT
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1508Reported at 15:08 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY13 HUTRemarks.
PIREP1507Z (10:07 AM CDT) · 22 NM S of 2K8 · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
light to moderate turbulence
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END UA /OV END360035/TM 1507/FL360/TP B752/TB LGT-MOD/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
END UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV END360035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1436Z (9:36 AM CDT) · 44 NM N of 2K8 · 2,300 ft MSL · EA50
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HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1436/FL023/TP EA50/RM BASES 2300
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1436Reported at 14:36 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2300Remarks.
PIREP1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) · 73 NM E of 2K8 · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
light turbulence
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CNU UA /OV CNU270040/TM 1355/FL360/TP A21N/TB LGT/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
CNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNU270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1347Z (8:47 AM CDT) · 87 NM E of 2K8 · 13,000 ft MSL · C525
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BVO UA /OV BVO360030/TM 1347/FL130/TP C525/IC NEG 100-230/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
BVO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BVO360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1347Reported at 13:47 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEG 100-230Icing: none reported 10,000–23,000 ft.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1311Z (8:11 AM CDT) · 25 NM N of 2K8 · 4,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ICT UA /OV ICT180004/TM 1311/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040 TOPS 058
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT180004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1311Reported at 13:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040 TOPS 058Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 44 NM N of 2K8 · 2,400 ft MSL · BE55
Show raw report
HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1310/FL024/TP BE55/RM BASES 2400
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2400Remarks.
PIREP1257Z (7:57 AM CDT) · 43 NM SE of 2K8 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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PNC UA /OV PER/TM 1257/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZKC FDC FN
PNC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PERLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1257Reported at 12:57 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 2K8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 24%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 8/16 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 5%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
75%
35
25%

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Live crosswind meter

2K8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANY, 17 nm away.

N17355 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Argonia Municipal Airport (2K8) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2K8
City
Argonia
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,279 ft
Coordinates
37.2753, -97.7587
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KANY
TAF
Nearest KICT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Argonia Municipal Airport (2K8)

Community-submitted

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

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