Sunset Strip Airpark (90KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFOE), 90KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 21 knots gusting 32, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sunset Strip Airpark in Topeka, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sunset Strip Airpark (90KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Topeka, KS at a field elevation of 1,075 ft. 90KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOE, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOE, 3.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 21 kt, gusting 32 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFOE 281953Z 17021G32KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 17032/1945 SLP142 T02670144
What changed at KFOE (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 27 to 32 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.00 → 29.98 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 90KS
Based on the nearest station (KFOE), 90KS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 21 knots gusting 32, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,075 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 20 kt head | 5 kt left (g8) |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 21 kt tail | 4 kt right (g6) |
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90KS 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 18/362,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 90KSWind
- 18
- 20 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 21 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 11→21 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
90KS 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 90KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 90KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFOE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 81%
- 36
- 19%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1722Z (12:22 PM CDT)
TAF KFOE 281722Z 2818/2918 18017G29KT P6SM FEW070 FM290100 18012KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 FM290700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
90KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFOE, 3.8 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 18, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 90KS
- City
- Topeka
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,075 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9822, -95.5937
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFOE
- TAF
- Nearest KFOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sunset Strip Airpark (90KS)
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