White Farms Airport (36KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPPF), 36KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near White Farms Airport in Galesburg, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
White Farms Airport (36KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Galesburg, KS at a field elevation of 1,003 ft. 36KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPPF, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,690 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPPF, 11.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPPF 281952Z AUTO 17009G21KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02610133
Current pilot readout for 36KS
Based on the nearest station (KPPF), 36KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,003 ft). 36KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,690 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 3 kt left (g7) |
| 01 | 2,690 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 3 kt right (g7) |
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36KS 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 01/192,690 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 36KSWind
- 01
- 9 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 9 kt headwind · 3 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.
36KS 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 36KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1955/FL002/TP PA44/RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD R…Remarks.Show raw report
SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1938/FL005/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 36KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 73%
- 01
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
36KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPPF, 12 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 36KS
- City
- Galesburg
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,003 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4748, -95.3436
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,690 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPPF
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for White Farms Airport (36KS)
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