King Ranch Airport (8KS2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K13K), 8KS2 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near King Ranch Airport in Hamilton, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K13K): conditions and runway crosswinds.
King Ranch Airport (8KS2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hamilton, KS at a field elevation of 1,160 ft. 8KS2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K13K, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 17/35), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K13K, 6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 19 kt, gusting 27 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K13K 281835Z AUTO 19019G27KT 10SM SCT047 27/16 A3005 RMK AO2 T02670159
Current pilot readout for 8KS2
Based on the nearest station (K13K), 8KS2 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,700 ft (field elevation 1,160 ft). 8KS2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 18 kt head | 6 kt right (g9) |
| 24 | 1,000 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 15 kt left (g21) |
| 06 | 1,000 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 15 kt right (g21) |
| 35 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 19 kt tail | 3 kt left (g5) |
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8KS2 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/241,000 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS2Wind
- 06
- 12 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 12 kt headwind · 15 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/351,800 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS2Wind
- 17
- 18 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 19 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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.
8KS2 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 8KS2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.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 8KS2
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.
- 17
- 74%
- 35
- 15%
- 06
- 8%
- 24
- 3%
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Live crosswind meter
8KS2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K13K, 6 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8KS2
- City
- Hamilton
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,160 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9389, -96.2308
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K13K
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for King Ranch Airport (8KS2)
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