Comanche County Airport (K3K8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPTT), K3K8 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 21 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Comanche County Airport in Coldwater, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPTT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Comanche County Airport (K3K8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Coldwater, KS at a field elevation of 2,086 ft. K3K8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPTT, about 40 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPTT, 39.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPTT 281715Z AUTO 19021KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02330158
What changed at KPTT (nearest station)?
Since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for K3K8
Based on the nearest station (KPTT), K3K8 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 21 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 2,086 ft). K3K8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDDC, 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 | 4,500 ft | CON | 20 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 35 | 4,500 ft | CON | 20 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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K3K8 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 17/354,500 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3K8Wind
- 17
- 20 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 20 kt tailwind · 5 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 10→21 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → unlimited.
K3K8 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3K8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPTT reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 80%
- 35
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
K3K8's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KPTT, 40 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3K8
- City
- Coldwater
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,086 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2281, -99.3309
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KPTT)
- TAF
- Nearest KDDC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Comanche County Airport (K3K8)
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