Munson Field (3KS2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:54 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KWLD), 3KS2 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Munson Field in Arkansas City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWLD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Munson Field (3KS2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Arkansas City, KS at a field elevation of 1,166 ft. 3KS2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWLD, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,051 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPNC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWLD, 6.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWLD 291354Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01720161
What changed at KWLD (nearest station)?
Since the 1254Z (7:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 4 to 9 kt.
Current pilot readout for 3KS2
Based on the nearest station (KWLD), 3KS2 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,166 ft). 3KS2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPNC, about 20 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 | 2,051 ft | Turf | 8 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 2,051 ft | Turf | 8 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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3KS2 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 18/362,051 × 70 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3KS2Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 14→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3KS2 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 3KS2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OKC UA /OV IRW025016/TM 1217/FL380/TP CL30/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW49
OKC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IRW025016Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1217Reported at 12:17 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZFW49Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3KS2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KWLD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 82%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
3KS2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KWLD, 6.8 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3KS2
- City
- Arkansas City
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,166 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.0606, -96.9985
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,051 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KWLD
- TAF
- Nearest KPNC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Munson Field (3KS2)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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