Palmer Field (96KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNK), 96KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Palmer Field in Glasco, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Palmer Field (96KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Glasco, KS at a field elevation of 1,404 ft. 96KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNK, about 13 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 KSLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNK, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNK 281155Z AUTO 18015KT 10SM SCT095 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB02E11 SLP133 P0000 60000 T01780144 10178 20156 57011
What changed at KCNK (nearest station)?
Since the 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- The 9,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 96KS
Based on the nearest station (KCNK), 96KS is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 1,404 ft). 96KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSLN, about 35 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 | 15 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | Turf | 15 kt tail | 0 kt |
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96KS 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 96KSWind
- 18
- 15 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 15 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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→15 kt, ceiling 900 ft → unlimited.
96KS 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 96KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 96KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 30 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 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
- 73%
- 36
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
96KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNK, 13 nm away.
Wind is 0° 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 96KS
- City
- Glasco
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,404 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3686, -97.7881
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNK
- TAF
- Nearest KSLN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Palmer Field (96KS)
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