Buena Terra Airpark (33KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTOP), 33KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 18 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Buena Terra Airpark in Topeka, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTOP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Buena Terra Airpark (33KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Topeka, KS at a field elevation of 950 ft. 33KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTOP, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTOP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTOP, 5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 18 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTOP 281953Z 18018G28KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 20029/1939 SLP142 T02720144 $
What changed at KTOP (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.99 → 29.97 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 33KS
Based on the nearest station (KTOP), 33KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 18 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17, 19). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 950 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 18 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 19 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 17 kt head | 5 kt left (g8) |
| 01 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 18 kt tail | 0 kt |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 18 kt tail | 0 kt |
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33KS runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 01/192,500 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 33KSWind
- 01
- 18 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 17 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,000 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 33KSWind
- 17
- 18 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 18 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→18 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
33KS 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 33KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 33KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTOP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 63%
- 01/35
- 29%
- 19
- 8%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1722Z (12:22 PM CDT)
TAF KTOP 281722Z 2818/2918 18014G25KT P6SM FEW080 FM290100 19009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 FM290700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
33KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTOP, 5 nm away.
Wind is 4° 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 33KS
- City
- Topeka
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 950 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1524, -95.6101
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTOP
- TAF
- Nearest KTOP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Buena Terra Airpark (33KS)
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