Mark Hoard Memorial Airport (K3K7) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, K3K7 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Mark Hoard Memorial Airport in Leoti, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Mark Hoard Memorial Airport (K3K7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leoti, KS at a field elevation of 3,303 ft. K3K7 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,100 ft.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR K3K7 280855Z AUTO 20008KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 13/12 A2991 RMK AO2
What changed at K3K7?
Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 3 SM to 2.5 SM.
Current pilot readout for K3K7
K3K7 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,850 ft (field elevation 3,303 ft). K3K7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 5,100 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 5,100 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K3K7 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 17/355,100 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3K7Wind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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 4→8 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 400 ft.
K3K7 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 K3K7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K3K7 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 55%
- 35
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K3K7's own weather station.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K3K7
- FAA LID
- 3K7
- City
- Leoti
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,303 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4570, -101.3530
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mark Hoard Memorial Airport (K3K7)
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