Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNK), KCYW is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Clay Center Municipal Airport in Clay Center, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clay Center, KS at a field elevation of 1,209 ft. KCYW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNK, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,197 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMHK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNK, 24.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNK 280855Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM FEW100 17/14 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01670139 58010
What changed at KCNK (nearest station)?
Since the 0755Z (2:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.00 → 29.98 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KCYW
Based on the nearest station (KCNK), KCYW is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 1,209 ft). KCYW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMHK, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,197 ft | ASP | 12 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 4,197 ft | ASP | 12 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KCYW 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 17/354,197 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCYWWind
- 17
- 12 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 6→12 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → unlimited.
KCYW 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 KCYW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNK reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 34 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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
- 73%
- 35
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
KCYW's AWOS-3T isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KCNK, 25 nm away.
Wind is 11° 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
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCYW
- FAA LID
- CYW
- City
- Clay Center
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,209 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3871, -97.1572
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,197 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3T, not in the national feed (using KCNK)
- TAF
- Nearest KMHK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW)
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