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Arnolds Airport (36KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6I2), 36KY is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Arnolds Airport in Springfield, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6I2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Arnolds Airport (36KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Springfield, KY at a field elevation of 843 ft. 36KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6I2, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 14/32), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLEX.

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VFR
Observed 1835Z (2:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6I2, 4.4 nm away.

Wind
250° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K6I2 281835Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A3027 RMK AO2

What changed at K6I2 (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 36KY

Based on the nearest station (K6I2), 36KY is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 843 ft). 36KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLEX, about 35 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
24FAV6 kt head1 kt right
322 kt head6 kt left
142 kt tail6 kt right
066 kt tail1 kt left

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36KY 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.

  • Runway 06/24
    2,100 × 100 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 36KY
    Wind
    06
    6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    24
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    2,250 × 90 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 36KY
    Wind
    14
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    32
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    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
061219Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

36KY weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 36KY

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

PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 63 NM E of 36KY · 24,000 ft MSL · C700
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LOZ UA /OV AZQ270030/TM 1631/FL240/TP C700/TB NEG /IC NEG
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZQ270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 34 NM N of 36KY · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 72 NM NE of 36KY · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 27 NM E of 36KY · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 72 NM NE of 36KY · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of 36KY · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 56 NM E of 36KY · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 90 NM NE of 36KY · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV YRK260030/TM 1420/FL340/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YRK260030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 36KY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6I2 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
34%
24
27%
32
25%
06
14%

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Live crosswind meter

36KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6I2, 4.4 nm away.

N24066 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Arnolds Airport (36KY)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
36KY
City
Springfield
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
843 ft
Coordinates
37.6556, -85.1538
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K6I2
TAF
Nearest KLEX
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Arnolds Airport (36KY)

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

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