Montezuma Municipal Airport (K17) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCK), K17 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Montezuma Municipal Airport in Montezuma, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Montezuma Municipal Airport (K17) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Montezuma, KS at a field elevation of 2,780 ft. K17 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCK, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCK, 23.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 15 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KGCK 280854Z AUTO 19015KT 5SM BR CLR 15/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01500139 58008
What changed at KGCK (nearest station)?
Since the 0854Z (3:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0854Z (3:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K17
Based on the nearest station (KGCK), K17 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 2,780 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,000 ft | TURF-DIRT-F | 15 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 4,000 ft | TURF-DIRT-F | 15 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K17 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 17/354,000 × 60 ft · TURF-DIRT-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K17Wind
- 17
- 15 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 15 kt tailwind · 3 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 7→15 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.
K17 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 K17
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 33 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 72%
- 35
- 28%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0948Z (4:48 AM CDT)
TAF KGCK 280948Z 2810/2906 19013KT P6SM SKC FM281300 21015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 01007KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K17 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGCK, 24 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K17
- City
- Montezuma
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,780 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.5834, -100.4699
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCK
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Montezuma Municipal Airport (K17)
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