Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, KFSK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fort Scott Municipal Airport in Fort Scott, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Scott, KS at a field elevation of 918 ft. KFSK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,403 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 124.425.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFSK 282355Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3007 RMK AO2 T02070125 10264 20205 402640137
What changed at KFSK?
Since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFSK
KFSK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 918 ft). KFSK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 4,403 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 4,403 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KFSK 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 18/364,403 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFSKWind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFSK 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 KFSK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1955/FL002/TP PA44/RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD R…Remarks.Show raw report
SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1938/FL005/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFSK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFSK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 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.
- 18
- 82%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFSK's own weather station.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,403 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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-1+
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFSK
- IATA
- FSK
- FAA LID
- FSK
- City
- Fort Scott
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 918 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7984, -94.7694
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,403 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- AWOS/ASOS
- 124.425 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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