Blue Sky Airport (8KS5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPPF), 8KS5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Blue Sky Airport in Parsons, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Blue Sky Airport (8KS5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Parsons, KS at a field elevation of 897 ft. 8KS5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPPF, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPPF, 10.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPPF 282352Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02170122 10261 20217 53001
What changed at KPPF (nearest station)?
Since the 2252Z (5:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 8KS5
Based on the nearest station (KPPF), 8KS5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 24. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 897 ft). 8KS5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 06 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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8KS5 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 06/242,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS5Wind
- 06
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8KS5 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 8KS5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1955/FL002/TP PA44/RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD R…Remarks.Show raw report
SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1938/FL005/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8KS5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPPF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 56%
- 06
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
8KS5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPPF, 11 nm away.
Wind is 77° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 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
- 8KS5
- City
- Parsons
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 897 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3161, -95.2801
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPPF
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Blue Sky Airport (8KS5)
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