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Bland Airport (52KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWC), 52KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bland Airport in Eudora, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bland Airport (52KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eudora, KS at a field elevation of 935 ft. 52KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.

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VFR
Observed 0452Z (11:52 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWC, 7.6 nm away.

Wind
170° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLWC 290452Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3006 RMK AO1 SLP173 T01940128

What changed at KLWC (nearest station)?

Since the 0352Z (10:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.04 → 30.06 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 52KS

Based on the nearest station (KLWC), 52KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 935 ft). 52KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 12 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
18FAV6 kt head2 kt left
366 kt tail1 kt right

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52KS 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 18/36
    1,800 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 52KS
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
0163105Z17Z04Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → unlimited.

52KS 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 52KS

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

PIREP0000Z (7:00 PM CDT) · 92 NM NW of 52KS · 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) · 92 NM NW of 52KS · 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) · 84 NM N of 52KS · 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 52KS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLWC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 9

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.

18
75%
36
25%

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Live crosswind meter

52KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWC, 7.6 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 15° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bland Airport (52KS)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
52KS
City
Eudora
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
935 ft
Coordinates
38.9028, -95.1322
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLWC
TAF
Nearest KIXD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
18h 17m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Bland Airport (52KS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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