Bent Nail Ranch Airport (7KS4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KK83), 7KS4 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bent Nail Ranch Airport in Horton, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KK83): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bent Nail Ranch Airport (7KS4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Horton, KS at a field elevation of 1,124 ft. 7KS4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KK83, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK83, 22.6 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR KK83 271355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM SCT047 BKN055 OVC120 15/10 A3014 RMK AO2 T01500101
What changed at KK83 (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7KS4
Based on the nearest station (KK83), 7KS4 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,124 ft). 7KS4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTJ, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 1,550 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 02 | 1,550 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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7KS4 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 02/201,550 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7KS4Wind
- 02
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 3 kt headwind · 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 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.
7KS4 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 7KS4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KK83 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,700 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.
- 20
- 69%
- 02
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
7KS4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KK83, 23 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- 7KS4
- City
- Horton
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,124 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6330, -95.4394
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KK83
- TAF
- Nearest KSTJ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bent Nail Ranch Airport (7KS4)
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