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Sanders Airport (85KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 85KS right now.

Aviation weather near Sanders Airport in Winchester, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sanders Airport (85KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Winchester, KS at a field elevation of 1,078 ft. 85KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWC, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCI.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWC, 17.4 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KLWC (nearest station)?

Since the 1752Z (12:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.04 → 30.02 inHg.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for 85KS

A current METAR is not available for 85KS right now. The nearest reporting station is KLWC. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15--
33--

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85KS 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    1,250 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 85KS
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    no steady wind
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142819Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

85KS 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 85KS

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

PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 22 NM E of 85KS · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb turbulence
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 53 NM S of 85KS · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 85KS

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 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
78%
33
22%

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Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sanders Airport (85KS) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
85KS
City
Winchester
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,078 ft
Coordinates
39.3006, -95.2151
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLWC
TAF
Nearest KMCI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 57m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Sanders Airport (85KS)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sanders Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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