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Maxwell Airport (47KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), 47KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Maxwell Airport in Baldwin City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Maxwell Airport (47KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Baldwin City, KS at a field elevation of 1,013 ft. 47KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.

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VFR
Observed 0135Z (8:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 14 nm away.

Wind
180° 12 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOWI 290135Z AUTO 18012G19KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3002 RMK A01

What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?

Since the 0115Z (8:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.

Current pilot readout for 47KS

Based on the nearest station (KOWI), 47KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 1,013 ft). 47KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 18 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
17FAV12 kt head0 kt
3512 kt tail0 kt

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47KS 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    2,500 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 47KS
    Wind
    17
    12 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    12 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0173301Z13Z01Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

47KS 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 47KS

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

PIREP0000Z (7:00 PM CDT) · 96 NM NW of 47KS · 43,000 ft MSL · B777
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BIE UA /OV PWE/TM 0000/FL430/TP B777/SK T430
BIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PWELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0000Reported at 00:00 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP B777Aircraft type reporting.
SK T430Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2359Z (6:59 PM CDT) · 96 NM NW of 47KS · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light turbulence
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BIE UA /OV PWE/TM 2359/FL360/TP B738/SK T360/TB CONS LGT
BIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PWELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2359Reported at 23:59 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK T360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP2320Z (6:20 PM CDT) · 93 NM N of 47KS · 9,000 ft MSL · BE36
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STJ UA /OV STJ360020/TM 2320/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP 120/RM ZKCFDC ZZ
STJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STJ360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZKCFDC ZZRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 47KS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 11/21 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/18 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
82%
35
18%

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Live crosswind meter

47KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 14 nm away.

N173512 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Maxwell Airport (47KS) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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
47KS
City
Baldwin City
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,013 ft
Coordinates
38.7706, -95.2744
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOWI
TAF
Nearest KIXD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
21h 46m

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Pilot PIREPs for Maxwell Airport (47KS)

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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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