Prairie Cottage Airport (8KS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFRI), 8KS8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Prairie Cottage Airport in Chapman, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFRI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Prairie Cottage Airport (8KS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chapman, KS at a field elevation of 1,223 ft. 8KS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFRI, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFRI, 14 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFRI 280855Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM SCT100 19/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01900138 58004 $
What changed at KFRI (nearest station)?
Since the 0755Z (2:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 5,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 8KS8
Based on the nearest station (KFRI), 8KS8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 1,223 ft). 8KS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFRI, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 23 | 1,400 ft | - | 3 kt head | 13 kt left |
| 05 | 1,400 ft | - | 3 kt tail | 13 kt right |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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8KS8 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 05/231,400 × 60 ftCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS8Wind
- 05
- 3 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 3 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,400 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS8Wind
- 18
- 12 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 12 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 0→13 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
8KS8 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 8KS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFRI reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 61%
- 05
- 18%
- 23
- 11%
- 36
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
8KS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFRI, 14 nm away.
Wind is 20° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8KS8
- City
- Chapman
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,223 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9178, -97.0078
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFRI
- TAF
- Nearest KFRI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 34m
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