Wilkens Airport (32KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTQK), 32KS is currently LIFR with winds from 210° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Wilkens Airport in Healy, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wilkens Airport (32KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Healy, KS at a field elevation of 2,856 ft. 32KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTQK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTQK, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KTQK 281255Z AUTO 21014G20KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC002 14/14 A2993 RMK AO2 T01430139
What changed at KTQK (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
Current pilot readout for 32KS
Based on the nearest station (KTQK), 32KS is currently LIFR with winds from 210° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 2,856 ft). 32KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 40 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 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 5 kt right (g7) |
| 36 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 7 kt left (g10) |
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32KS 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 18/362,800 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 32KSWind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 12 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 6→14 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 200 ft.
32KS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 32KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAA UA /OV LAA050045/TM 1258/FL070/TP PC12/SK SKC/TA 15/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAA050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZD…Remarks.Show raw report
GLD UA /OV GLD/TM 1025/FL390/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
GLD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GLDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 32KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTQK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 69%
- 36
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
32KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTQK, 15 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 18, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 32KS
- City
- Healy
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,856 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5931, -100.6130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTQK
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wilkens Airport (32KS)
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