Stonehenge Airport (71KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWC), 71KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 15 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stonehenge Airport in Williamstown, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stonehenge Airport (71KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Williamstown, KS at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. 71KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWC, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTOP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWC, 6.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 15 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLWC 282052Z AUTO 17015G26KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2999 RMK AO1 PK WND 19031/2025 SLP148 60000 T02670144 56018
What changed at KLWC (nearest station)?
Since the 1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 71KS
Based on the nearest station (KLWC), 71KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 15 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 1,030 ft). 71KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTOP, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 1,900 ft | TURF | 11 kt head | 10 kt right (g18) |
| 30 | 1,900 ft | TURF | 11 kt tail | 10 kt left (g18) |
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71KS 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 12/301,900 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 71KSWind
- 12
- 11 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 11 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
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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 9→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
71KS 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 71KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIE UA /OV BIE/TM 2051/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP088
BIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2051Reported at 20:51 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP088Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 71KS
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.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 79%
- 30
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
71KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWC, 6.7 nm away.
Wind is 44° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 71KS
- City
- Williamstown
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1042, -95.2961
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLWC
- TAF
- Nearest KTOP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stonehenge Airport (71KS)
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