Pine Sod Ranch Airport (8KS7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOJC), 8KS7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pine Sod Ranch Airport in Stilwell, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOJC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pine Sod Ranch Airport (8KS7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stilwell, KS at a field elevation of 1,080 ft. 8KS7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOJC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOJC, 8.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOJC 281053Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01440111
What changed at KOJC (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8KS7
Based on the nearest station (KOJC), 8KS7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,080 ft). 8KS7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 01 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8KS7 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 01/191,800 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS7Wind
- 01
- 6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 6 kt headwind · 2 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.
8KS7 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 8KS7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOJC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 73%
- 01
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
8KS7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOJC, 8.1 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8KS7
- City
- Stilwell
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,080 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7331, -94.6452
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOJC
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pine Sod Ranch Airport (8KS7)
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