Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for K71 right now.
Aviation weather near Lincoln Municipal Airport in Lincoln, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K9K7): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lincoln, KS at a field elevation of 1,412 ft. K71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K9K7, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 15/33), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K9K7, 18.6 nm away.
What changed at K9K7 (nearest station)?
Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 3 SM.
Current pilot readout for K71
A current METAR is not available for K71 right now. The nearest reporting station is K9K7. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 2,700 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 15 | 2,700 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 20 | 2,700 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 33 | 2,700 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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K71 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/202,700 × 130 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K71Wind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/332,700 × 370 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K71Wind
- 15
- no steady wind
- 33
- no steady wind
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 24 h: wind 10→4 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 300 ft.
K71 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K71
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HUT UA /OV KHUT/TM 1508/FL025/TP EA50/SK OVC025-TOPUNKN/RM DURC RWY13 HUT
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1508Reported at 15:08 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURC RWY13 HUTRemarks.Show raw report
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1443/FL180/TP TBM8/SK TOP180/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 150-180/RM ZKC FDC FN
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MHKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 150-180Icing: light rime 15,000–18,000 ft.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1436/FL023/TP EA50/RM BASES 2300
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1436Reported at 14:36 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.RM BASES 2300Remarks.Show raw report
MHK UA /OV KMHK/TM 1412/FLUNKN/TP C510/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMHKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1412Reported at 14:12 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C510Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UA /OV ICT180004/TM 1311/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040 TOPS 058
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT180004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1311Reported at 13:11 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC040 TOPS 058Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1310/FL024/TP BE55/RM BASES 2400
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.RM BASES 2400Remarks.Show raw report
HYS UA /OV HYS/TM 1250/FL060/TP C25B/SK BASE024 TOP035/RM ZKC FDC FN
HYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK BASE024 TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
MHK UA /OV MHK175020/TM 1104/FL170/TP SWA4/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MHK175020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1104Reported at 11:04 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP SWA4Aircraft type reporting.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K9K7 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
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.
- 15
- 48%
- 33
- 19%
- 20
- 17%
- 02
- 16%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mar-Nov Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K71
- City
- Lincoln
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,412 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.0581, -98.1670
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K9K7
- TAF
- Nearest KSLN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71)
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 Lincoln Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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