Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFRI), KHRU is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 11 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Herington Regional Airport in Herington, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFRI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Herington, KS at a field elevation of 1,481 ft. KHRU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFRI, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,184 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFRI, 21.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 11 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 19°C (65°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFRI 280955Z AUTO 17011G20KT 10SM SCT100 19/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01860137 $
Current pilot readout for KHRU
Based on the nearest station (KFRI), KHRU is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 11 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 1,481 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 | 4,184 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 2 kt left (g3) |
| 35 | 4,184 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 2 kt right (g3) |
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KHRU 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 17/354,184 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHRUWind
- 17
- 11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 11 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 22 h: wind 0→13 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
KHRU 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 KHRU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHRU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFRI reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
- 75%
- 35
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0400Z (11:00 PM CDT)
TAF KFRI 280400Z 2804/2910 15010KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3005INS BECMG 2807/2808 16010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 QNH3003INS BECMG 2813/2814 19015G30KT 9999 NSW BKN050 QNH3002INS TEMPO 2814/2817 8000 -SHRA BECMG 2900/2901 20010KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2997INS BECMG 2904/2905 28006KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3002INS TX25/2820Z TN17/2910Z
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Live crosswind meter
KHRU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFRI, 22 nm away.
Wind is 10° 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
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHRU
- FAA LID
- HRU
- City
- Herington
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,481 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.6947, -96.8080
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,184 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFRI
- TAF
- Nearest KFRI
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Herington Regional Airport (KHRU)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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