Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIXD), K34 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gardner Municipal Airport in Gardner, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIXD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gardner, KS at a field elevation of 1,040 ft. K34 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIXD, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (03/21, 08/26, 17/35), the longest 3,224 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIXD, 3.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIXD 282353Z 17012G20KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02170122 10261 20217 55000
What changed at KIXD (nearest station)?
Since the 2253Z (5:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
Current pilot readout for K34
Based on the nearest station (KIXD), K34 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,040 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 | 3,224 ft | TURF-G | 12 kt head | 2 kt left (g3) |
| 21 | 1,871 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt head | 8 kt left (g14) |
| 08 | 2,399 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt head | 12 kt right (g20) |
| 26 | 2,399 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt tail | 12 kt left (g20) |
| 03 | 1,871 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt tail | 8 kt right (g14) |
| 35 | 3,224 ft | TURF-G | 12 kt tail | 2 kt right (g3) |
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K34 runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 03/211,871 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K34Wind
- 03
- 9 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 9 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 08/262,399 × 36 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K34Wind
- 08
- 2 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 2 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,224 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K34Wind
- 17
- 12 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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 5→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K34 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 K34
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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STJ UA /OV STJ360020/TM 2320/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP 120/RM ZKCFDC ZZ
STJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STJ360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKCFDC ZZRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K34
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIXD reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 62%
- 08
- 16%
- 35
- 8%
- 03
- 6%
- 21
- 5%
- 26
- 3%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2340Z (6:40 PM CDT)
TAF KIXD 282340Z 2900/2924 18012G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM290200 19012KT P6SM SCT080 FM290600 21008KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
K34 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIXD, 3.4 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 03/21, 08/26, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service · Glider towing
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K34
- City
- Gardner
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8069, -94.9562
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,224 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIXD
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gardner Municipal Airport (K34)
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