Dighton Airport (K65) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KTQK), K65 is currently LIFR with winds from 040° at 7 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Dighton Airport in Dighton, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dighton Airport (K65) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dighton, KS at a field elevation of 2,779 ft. K65 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTQK, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (06/24, 13/31, 17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTQK, 19.1 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 10°C (51°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KTQK 291255Z AUTO 04007KT 4SM BR OVC004 10/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T01040099
What changed at KTQK (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 600 ft to 400 ft.
Current pilot readout for K65
Based on the nearest station (KTQK), K65 is currently LIFR with winds from 040° at 7 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06, 35). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 2,779 ft). K65 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 2,400 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 31 | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 13 | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 17 | 2,400 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| 24 | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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K65 runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 06/242,000 × 110 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K65Wind
- 06
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,000 × 110 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K65Wind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,400 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K65Wind
- 17
- 5 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 5 kt headwind · 5 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 11→7 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 400 ft.
K65 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K65
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HYS UA /OV HYS/TM 1213/FL042/TP C208/SK BKN-OVC042/RM ZKC/FDC/CW
HYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1213Reported at 12:13 UTC.FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN-OVC042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC/FDC/CWRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K65
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTQK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 49%
- 35
- 16%
- 06
- 15%
- 13
- 12%
- 31
- 4%
- 24
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
K65 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTQK, 19 nm away.
Wind is 34° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24, 13/31, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K65
- City
- Dighton
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,779 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4897, -100.4800
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTQK
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dighton Airport (K65)
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