Thomsen Field (4KS6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUKL), 4KS6 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thomsen Field in Hartford, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUKL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thomsen Field (4KS6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hartford, KS at a field elevation of 1,140 ft. 4KS6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUKL, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUKL, 9.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 15 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUKL 281935Z AUTO 18015G24KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3003 RMK AO2 T02650140
What changed at KUKL (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 20 to 15 kt.
Current pilot readout for 4KS6
Based on the nearest station (KUKL), 4KS6 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,140 ft). 4KS6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 40 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 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 15 kt head | 2 kt left (g3) |
| 36 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 15 kt tail | 0 kt |
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4KS6 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 18/361,200 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4KS6Wind
- 18
- 15 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 15 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 9→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4KS6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4KS6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
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 4KS6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUKL reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 81%
- 36
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
4KS6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUKL, 9.3 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 18, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4KS6
- City
- Hartford
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,140 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2417, -95.9067
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUKL
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thomsen Field (4KS6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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