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Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, K9K7 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 17 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ellsworth, KS at a field elevation of 1,633 ft. K9K7 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 17/35), the longest 4,500 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
210° 17 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 17 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K9K7 281715Z AUTO 21017G21KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for K9K7

K9K7 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 17 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 1,633 ft). K9K7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSLN, about 27 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
17FAV14 kt head10 kt right (g12)
133 kt head17 kt right (g21)
313 kt tail17 kt left (g21)
3514 kt tail10 kt left (g12)

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K9K7 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
    1,955 × 100 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K9K7
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 17 kt crosswind from right
    31
    3 kt tailwind · 17 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    4,500 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K9K7
    Wind
    17
    14 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    35
    14 kt tailwind · 10 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.

K9K7 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at K9K7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 4%IFR 6%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

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.

17
48%
35
22%
13
21%
31
9%

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Live K9K7 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K9K7's own weather station.

N173517 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 34° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) with runway 13/31, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 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

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K9K7
FAA LID
9K7
City
Ellsworth
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,633 ft
Coordinates
38.7523, -98.2288
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,500 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSLN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7)

Community-submitted

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

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