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Sedan City Airport (61K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDP), 61K is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sedan City Airport in Sedan, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sedan City Airport (61K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sedan, KS at a field elevation of 1,005 ft. 61K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDP, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (12/30, 18/36), the longest 3,160 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBVO.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDP, 19.5 nm away.

Wind
180° 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIDP 281615Z AUTO 18016KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3013 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for 61K

Based on the nearest station (KIDP), 61K is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,005 ft). 61K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBVO, about 25 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
18FAV16 kt head2 kt left
129 kt head13 kt right
309 kt tail13 kt left
3616 kt tail2 kt right

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61K runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    1,790 × 95 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 61K
    Wind
    12
    9 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
    30
    9 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    3,160 × 81 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 61K
    Wind
    18
    16 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    16 kt tailwind · 2 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.

61K 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 61K

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

PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 92 NM NE of 61K · 39,000 ft MSL · GLF6
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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.
PIREP1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) · 92 NM NE of 61K · 30,000 ft MSL · B738
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OJC UA /OV BUM270020/TM 1315/FL300/TP B738/SK TOP300/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUM270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1032Z (5:32 AM CDT) · 41 NM NW of 61K · during descent · B752
moderate chop turbulence
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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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 61K

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
50%
12
29%
36
18%
30
3%

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Live crosswind meter

61K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIDP, 20 nm away.

N183616 kt
Headwind
16 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,160 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sedan City Airport (61K) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
61K
City
Sedan
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,005 ft
Coordinates
37.1484, -96.1853
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,160 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIDP
TAF
Nearest KBVO
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sedan City Airport (61K)

Community-submitted

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

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