Osage City Municipal Airport (53K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFOE), 53K is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Osage City Municipal Airport in Osage City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Osage City Municipal Airport (53K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Osage City, KS at a field elevation of 1,106 ft. 53K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOE, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,539 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOE, 20.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFOE 281053Z 16009KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01560128 $
What changed at KFOE (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 53K
Based on the nearest station (KFOE), 53K is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,106 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,539 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 2,539 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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53K 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 17/352,539 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 53KWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
53K 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 53K
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 53K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFOE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 80%
- 35
- 20%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0525Z (12:25 AM CDT)
TAF KFOE 280525Z 2806/2906 17007KT P6SM BKN060 FM281400 18015G27KT P6SM SCT045 FM290000 18013KT P6SM SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
53K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFOE, 20 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 53K
- City
- Osage City
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.6335, -95.8018
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,539 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFOE
- TAF
- Nearest KFOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Osage City Municipal Airport (53K)
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