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Wendell H Ford Airport (KK20) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 5:15 AM ET, Oct 28, KK20 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Wendell H Ford Airport in Chavies, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Wendell H Ford Airport (KK20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chavies, KY at a field elevation of 1,257 ft. KK20 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 14/32), the longest 5,499 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.025.

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VFR
Observed 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPF 280915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3029 RMK AO2

What changed at KK20?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KK20

KK20 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 1,257 ft). KK20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJKL, about 13 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06--
14--
24--
32--

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KK20 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    3,246 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KK20
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    5,499 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KK20
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KK20 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KK20

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KK20 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/3 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

24
78%
32
19%
06
3%
14
0%

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Live KK20 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KK20's own weather station.

N1432wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 5,499 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wendell H Ford Airport (KK20) with runway 06/24, 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24, 14/32 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
Daily 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe minor
Oxygen
Bulk, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCPF
FAA LID
CPF
City
Chavies
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
1,257 ft
Coordinates
37.3848, -83.2597
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,499 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KJKL
AWOS/ASOS
119.025 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wendell H Ford Airport (KK20)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Wendell H Ford Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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