The Wilderness Airport (8KS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), 8KS9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near The Wilderness Airport in Williamsburg, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
The Wilderness Airport (8KS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Williamsburg, KS at a field elevation of 1,050 ft. 8KS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,100 ft, scattered clouds at 4,800 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 280935Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM FEW041 SCT048 16/13 A3007 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8KS9
Based on the nearest station (KOWI), 8KS9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,050 ft). 8KS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFOE, about 32 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 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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8KS9 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 18/362,500 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8KS9Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8KS9 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 8KS9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 81%
- 36
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
8KS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- 8KS9
- City
- Williamsburg
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4445, -95.4253
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOWI
- TAF
- Nearest KFOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for The Wilderness Airport (8KS9)
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