Jack Poore Airport (5KS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KADT), 5KS8 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Jack Poore Airport in McDonald, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KADT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jack Poore Airport (5KS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around McDonald, KS at a field elevation of 3,330 ft. 5KS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KADT, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KADT, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KADT 280935Z AUTO 20006KT 5SM BR OVC006 14/14 A2990 RMK AO2
What changed at KADT (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 6 SM to 5 SM.
Current pilot readout for 5KS8
Based on the nearest station (KADT), 5KS8 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 4,050 ft (field elevation 3,330 ft). 5KS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| S | 2,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 600 ft.
5KS8 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 5KS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KADT reported mostly low IFR across 71 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5KS8
- City
- McDonald
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,330 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.8182, -101.3493
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KADT
- TAF
- Nearest KGLD
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jack Poore Airport (5KS8)
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