Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, KHLC has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 280° at 10 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Hill City Municipal Airport in Hill City, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hill City, KS at a field elevation of 2,238 ft. KHLC 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 5,001 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.425.
Wind from the west (280°) at 10 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg.
METAR KHLC 281853Z AUTO 28010KT CLR 20/12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02000117 $
What changed at KHLC?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KHLC
KHLC has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 280° at 10 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 2,238 ft). KHLC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHYS, about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 5,001 ft | CON | 2 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 18 | 5,001 ft | CON | 2 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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KHLC 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 18/365,001 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHLCWind
- 18
- 2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.
KHLC 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 KHLC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHLC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHLC reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 35 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 56%
- 36
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHLC's own weather station.
Wind is 81° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 5,001 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+
- Attended
- On Call all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Pattern altitude
- 3,038 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHLC
- IATA
- HLC
- FAA LID
- HLC
- City
- Hill City
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,238 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3788, -99.8315
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KHYS
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.425 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hill City Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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