Marion Municipal Airport (43K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEWK), 43K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEWK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Marion Municipal Airport (43K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marion, KS at a field elevation of 1,390 ft. 43K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEWK, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (03/21, 13/31, 17/35, 18/36), the longest 2,745 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEWK, 21.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 21 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,300 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEWK 281856Z AUTO 20021G28KT 10SM FEW043 27/16 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 19032/1825 SLP142 T02670156 $
What changed at KEWK (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 26 to 21 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.01 → 29.99 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 43K
Based on the nearest station (KEWK), 43K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17, 18, 21). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 1,390 ft). 43K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSLN, about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,310 ft | TURF-G | 20 kt head | 6 kt right (g8) |
| 21 | 2,745 ft | TURF-G | 20 kt head | 6 kt left (g8) |
| 17FAV | 2,573 ft | ASPH-G | 20 kt head | 7 kt right (g10) |
| 13 | 2,722 ft | TURF-G | 10 kt head | 19 kt right (g25) |
| 31 | 2,722 ft | TURF-G | 10 kt tail | 19 kt left (g25) |
| 03 | 2,745 ft | TURF-G | 20 kt tail | 6 kt right (g8) |
| 36 | 2,310 ft | TURF-G | 20 kt tail | 6 kt left (g8) |
| 35 | 2,573 ft | ASPH-G | 20 kt tail | 7 kt left (g10) |
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43K runways
4 physical runways · 8 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 03/212,745 × 95 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43KWind
- 03
- 20 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 20 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,722 × 50 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43KWind
- 13
- 10 kt headwind · 19 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 10 kt tailwind · 19 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,573 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43KWind
- 17
- 20 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 20 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,310 × 67 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43KWind
- 18
- 20 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 20 kt tailwind · 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 12→21 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
43K 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 43K
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 43K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEWK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 ft. 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.
- 17/18
- 44%
- 13
- 31%
- 03
- 11%
- 21
- 5%
- 35/36
- 5%
- 31
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
43K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEWK, 21 nm away.
Wind is 17° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 43K
- City
- Marion
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,390 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3375, -96.9917
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,745 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEWK
- TAF
- Nearest KSLN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Marion Municipal Airport (43K)
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