Fredonia Airport (K1K7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNU), K1K7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Fredonia Airport in Fredonia, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fredonia Airport (K1K7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fredonia, KS at a field elevation of 882 ft. K1K7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNU, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,557 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNU, 17.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KCNU 280952Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM BKN120 16/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01560106
What changed at KCNU (nearest station)?
Since the 0852Z (3:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for K1K7
Based on the nearest station (KCNU), K1K7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 882 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 | 4,557 ft | CONC-F | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 4,557 ft | CONC-F | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K1K7 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 17/354,557 × 60 ft · CONC-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1K7Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 3→6 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 12,000 ft.
K1K7 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 K1K7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNU reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 83%
- 35
- 17%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KCNU 280520Z 2806/2906 16006KT P6SM BKN070 FM281600 18017G25KT P6SM FEW220
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Live crosswind meter
K1K7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNU, 18 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1K7
- City
- Fredonia
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 882 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.5805, -95.8372
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,557 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNU
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fredonia Airport (K1K7)
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