Ingalls Municipal Airport (K30K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCK), K30K is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ingalls Municipal Airport in Ingalls, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ingalls Municipal Airport (K30K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ingalls, KS at a field elevation of 2,814 ft. K30K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCK, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCK, 9.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KGCK 281254Z 19008KT 5SM BR BKN009 14/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01390133
What changed at KGCK (nearest station)?
Since the 1220Z (7:20 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,000 ft to 900 ft.
Current pilot readout for K30K
Based on the nearest station (KGCK), K30K is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 2,814 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 | 3,000 ft | CONC-P | 8 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | CONC-P | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K30K 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 17/353,000 × 75 ft · CONC-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at K30KWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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 6→8 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 900 ft.
K30K 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 K30K
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAA UA /OV LAA050045/TM 1258/FL070/TP PC12/SK SKC/TA 15/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAA050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K30K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 34 observations, with 11 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: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 72%
- 35
- 28%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1206Z (7:06 AM CDT)
TAF KGCK 281206Z 2812/2912 18008KT 4SM BR SCT008 OVC016 FM281600 21015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 01007KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K30K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGCK, 9.2 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 30K
- City
- Ingalls
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,814 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9070, -100.5310
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCK
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ingalls Municipal Airport (K30K)
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