Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMCI), KFLV is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sherman Army Air Field in Fort Leavenworth, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMCI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Leavenworth, KS at a field elevation of 771 ft. KFLV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMCI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 5,318 ft. CTAF is 126.2.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMCI, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KMCI 281553Z 18011KT 10SM BKN100 19/14 A3009 RMK AO2 RAB29E38 SLP185 P0000 T01890144 $
What changed at KMCI (nearest station)?
Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 24 kt.
- Wind speed up from 11 to 17 kt.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for KFLV
Based on the nearest station (KMCI), KFLV is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 771 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 5,318 ft | PEM | 10 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 34 | 5,318 ft | PEM | 10 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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KFLV 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 16/345,318 × 102 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFLVWind
- 16
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 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 23 h: wind 6→17 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → 6,000 ft.
KFLV 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KFLV
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB LTTurbulence: lt.Show raw report
MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
OJC UA /OV BUM270020/TM 1315/FL300/TP B738/SK TOP300/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 1214 F360 263/025KT TB SMTH TURB IC
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 121…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFLV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMCI reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 82%
- 34
- 18%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1409Z (9:09 AM CDT)
TAF KMCI 281409Z 2814/2912 18011KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 TEMPO 2814/2815 -TSRA BKN050CB FM281700 19016G25KT P6SM FEW120 FM290100 18011G18KT P6SM SKC FM290600 20010KT P6SM SCT080 PROB30 2907/2912 5SM -TSRA SCT050CB BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
KFLV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMCI, 10 nm away.
Wind is 21° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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 · Jet A · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- M-F 0730-1630 (MIL) local; Daily 0900-1800 (GA) local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,469 ft MSL (698 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFLV
- IATA
- FLV
- FAA LID
- FLV
- City
- Fort Leavenworth
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 771 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3683, -94.9147
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,318 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMCI
- TAF
- Nearest KMCI
- CTAF
- 126.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 29m
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Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- The Sometimers RC Club - Riverfront Community Center , Leavenworth, KS · 3 mi
- The Sometimers RC Club - 13661 E Gilman Rd , Leavenworth, KS · 9 mi
- The Sometimers RC Club - WY-CO Park Rd , Bonner Springs, KS · 18 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV)
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