Liberty-Casey County Airport (KI53) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAAS), KI53 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Liberty-Casey County Airport in Liberty, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAAS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Liberty-Casey County Airport (KI53) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Liberty, KY at a field elevation of 1,040 ft. KI53 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAAS, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAAS, 12.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAAS 281815Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3032 RMK AO1
What changed at KAAS (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KI53
Based on the nearest station (KAAS), KI53 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,040 ft). KI53 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSME, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 3,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 01 | 3,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KI53 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 01/193,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KI53Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KI53 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 KI53
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAAS reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 57%
- 19
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
KI53 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAAS, 12 nm away.
Wind is 8° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 53KT
- City
- Liberty
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3087, -85.0593
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAAS
- TAF
- Nearest KSME
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Liberty-Casey County Airport (KI53)
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