Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, K3AU is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Augusta Municipal Airport in Augusta, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Augusta, KS at a field elevation of 1,325 ft. K3AU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,501 ft.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,900 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,900 ft.
METAR K3AU 280035Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM BKN049 OVC065 21/12 A3006 RMK AO2
What changed at K3AU?
Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 6,500 ft to 4,900 ft.
Current pilot readout for K3AU
K3AU is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 1,325 ft). K3AU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 10 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 | 4,501 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 4,501 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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K3AU 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 18/364,501 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3AUWind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 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→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,900 ft.
K3AU 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K3AU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PNC UA /OV PER030020/TM 2244/FL360/TP A21N/TB CONT LGT-MOD CHOP/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
PNC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PER030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2244Reported at 22:44 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: cont light to moderate chop.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UA /OV 10 SW ICT/TM 2222/FLDURC/TP BE9L/SK B53 OVC085
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10 SW ICTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2222Reported at 22:22 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.SK B53 OVC085Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3AU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K3AU reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 77%
- 36
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K3AU's own weather station.
Wind is 34° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,501 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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 · Jet A+ · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K3AU
- FAA LID
- 3AU
- City
- Augusta
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6716, -97.0779
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,501 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 41m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Augusta Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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