Norwich Airport (49K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANY), 49K is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 23 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Norwich Airport in Norwich, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Norwich Airport (49K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Norwich, KS at a field elevation of 1,494 ft. 49K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANY, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,230 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KICT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANY, 21.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 23 kt, gusting 27 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KANY 281815Z AUTO 19023G27KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/02
What changed at KANY (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 49K
Based on the nearest station (KANY), 49K is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 23 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,200 ft (field elevation 1,494 ft). 49K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KICT, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,230 ft | TURF-G | 22 kt head | 5 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 3,230 ft | TURF-G | 23 kt tail | 4 kt left (g5) |
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49K 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 17/353,230 × 80 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 49KWind
- 17
- 22 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 23 kt tailwind · 4 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 11→23 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
49K 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 49K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 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
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
49K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANY, 21 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 49K
- City
- Norwich
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,494 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4533, -97.8351
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,230 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KANY
- TAF
- Nearest KICT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Norwich Airport (49K)
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