Alley Field (60KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3AU), 60KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Alley Field in Douglass, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3AU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alley Field (60KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Douglass, KS at a field elevation of 1,260 ft. 60KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3AU, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3AU, 10.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K3AU 290215Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A3004 RMK AO2
What changed at K3AU (nearest station)?
Since the 0155Z (8:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0155Z (8:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 60KS
Based on the nearest station (K3AU), 60KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 1,260 ft). 60KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 14 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 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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60KS 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 17/351,200 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 60KSWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 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 6→8 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
60KS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 60KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3AU reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 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%
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Live crosswind meter
60KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3AU, 10 nm away.
Wind is 7° 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 60KS
- City
- Douglass
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,260 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.5139, -97.0003
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3AU
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alley Field (60KS)
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