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Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 11:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, K3K3 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport in Syracuse, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Syracuse, KS at a field elevation of 3,326 ft. K3K3 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 18/36), the longest 4,600 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (11:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
280° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the west (280°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K3K3 281735Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A2999 RMK AO2

What changed at K3K3?

Since the 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K3K3

K3K3 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 4,750 ft (field elevation 3,326 ft). K3K3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 49 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
31FAV7 kt head5 kt left
180 kt head8 kt right
360 kt head8 kt left
137 kt tail5 kt right

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K3K3 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.

  • Runway 13/31
    3,000 × 40 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3K3
    Wind
    13
    7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    31
    7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    4,600 × 75 ft · CONC-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3K3
    Wind
    18
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    36
    0 kt headwind · 8 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122418Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 13→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K3K3 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 K3K3

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 96 NM W of K3K3 · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1258Z (6:58 AM MDT) · 33 NM N of K3K3 · during descent · PC12
Show raw report
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 K3K3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K3K3 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 8%IFR 21%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 9/23 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 26

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
34%
36
31%
18
24%
31
11%

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Live K3K3 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K3K3's own weather station.

N31138 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 35° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3) with runway 13/31, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31, 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
Intmnt all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K3K3
FAA LID
3K3
City
Syracuse
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,326 ft
Coordinates
37.9971, -101.7482
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,600 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGCK
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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