Kinsley Municipal Airport (K33K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLQR), K33K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kinsley Municipal Airport in Kinsley, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLQR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kinsley Municipal Airport (K33K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kinsley, KS at a field elevation of 2,171 ft. K33K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLQR, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,290 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLQR, 23.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,300 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLQR 282015Z AUTO 20019KT 10SM SCT043 26/16 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/01
What changed at KLQR (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for K33K
Based on the nearest station (KLQR), K33K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 4,000 ft (field elevation 2,171 ft). K33K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDDC, about 28 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 | 3,290 ft | ASPH-P | 19 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 36 | 3,290 ft | ASPH-P | 19 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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K33K 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 18/363,290 × 56 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at K33KWind
- 18
- 19 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 19 kt tailwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 11→19 kt, ceiling 1,600 ft → unlimited.
K33K 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K33K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLQR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 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
- 74%
- 36
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
K33K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLQR, 23 nm away.
Wind is 13° 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 33K
- City
- Kinsley
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,171 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9090, -99.4031
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,290 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLQR
- TAF
- Nearest KDDC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kinsley Municipal Airport (K33K)
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