Kearny County Airport (K36K) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, K36K is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 21, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Kearny County Airport in Lakin, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Kearny County Airport (K36K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lakin, KS at a field elevation of 3,076 ft. K36K reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 14/32), the longest 3,410 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR K36K 280855Z AUTO 20014G21KT 4SM BR OVC007 15/15 A2996 RMK AO2
What changed at K36K?
Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
Current pilot readout for K36K
K36K is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 21, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 3,750 ft (field elevation 3,076 ft). K36K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,579 ft | GRS | 14 kt head | 3 kt left (g5) |
| 14 | 3,410 ft | ASPH-G | 10 kt head | 10 kt right (g15) |
| 32 | 3,410 ft | ASPH-G | 10 kt tail | 10 kt left (g15) |
| 02 | 2,579 ft | GRS | 14 kt tail | 3 kt right (g5) |
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K36K runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 02/202,579 × 90 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at K36KWind
- 02
- 14 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 14 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 14/323,410 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K36KWind
- 14
- 10 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 10 kt tailwind · 10 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 24 h: wind 6→14 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 700 ft.
K36K 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 K36K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K36K reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 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.
- 14
- 29%
- 02
- 29%
- 20
- 26%
- 32
- 16%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K36K's own weather station.
Wind is 14° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
Turf · 2,579 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 14/32 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 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K36K
- FAA LID
- 36K
- City
- Lakin
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,076 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9695, -101.2550
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,410 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kearny County Airport (K36K)
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