Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIAB), KCEA is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cessna Aircraft Field in Wichita, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIAB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wichita, KS at a field elevation of 1,378 ft. KCEA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIAB, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,873 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIAB, 1.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIAB 281555Z AUTO 21016KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 21026/30 SLP162 T02280146
What changed at KIAB (nearest station)?
Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KCEA
Based on the nearest station (KIAB), KCEA is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 1,378 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 3,873 ft | ASP | 14 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 35 | 3,873 ft | ASP | 14 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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KCEA 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 17/353,873 × 40 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCEAWind
- 17
- 14 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 14 kt tailwind · 8 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 22 h: wind 15→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCEA 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 KCEA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIAB reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 80%
- 35
- 20%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1200Z (7:00 AM CDT)
TAF AMD KIAB 281200Z 2812/2916 19010G15KT 9999 SCT100 WS020/19035KT QNH3003INS BECMG 2814/2815 19018G28KT 9999 SCT100 510105 QNH2995INS BECMG 2823/2824 19012KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 2901/2902 19012KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3001INS TX26/2821Z TN19/2812Z
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Live crosswind meter
KCEA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIAB, 1.8 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCEA
- IATA
- CEA
- FAA LID
- CEA
- City
- Wichita
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,378 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6486, -97.2506
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,873 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIAB
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA)
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