Yates Center Municipal Airport (8K5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNU), 8K5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 17 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Yates Center Municipal Airport in Yates Center, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Yates Center Municipal Airport (8K5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yates Center, KS at a field elevation of 1,128 ft. 8K5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNU, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNU, 16.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNU 281752Z AUTO 18017KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02440133 10244 20156 58012
Current pilot readout for 8K5
Based on the nearest station (KCNU), 8K5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 17 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,128 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 17 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 17 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8K5 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 18/363,000 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8K5Wind
- 18
- 17 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 17 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
8K5 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8K5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8K5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 83%
- 36
- 17%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KCNU 281720Z 2818/2918 19015G25KT P6SM SKC FM290000 18009KT P6SM FEW040
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Live crosswind meter
8K5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNU, 17 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3JA
- City
- Yates Center
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,128 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.8547, -95.7480
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNU
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Yates Center Municipal Airport (8K5)
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