Washington County Memorial Airport (KK38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMYZ), KK38 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Washington County Memorial Airport in Washington, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMYZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Washington County Memorial Airport (KK38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Washington, KS at a field elevation of 1,436 ft. KK38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMYZ, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,406 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMYZ, 20.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMYZ 281255Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KMYZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KK38
Based on the nearest station (KMYZ), KK38 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,436 ft). KK38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMHK, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,406 ft | CON | 7 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 3,406 ft | CON | 7 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KK38 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 17/353,406 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK38Wind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 7 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 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 600 ft → unlimited.
KK38 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KK38
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 1214 F360 263/025KT TB SMTH TURB IC
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 121…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KK38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMYZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 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
- 73%
- 35
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
KK38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMYZ, 21 nm away.
Wind is 20° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K38
- City
- Washington
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,436 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7353, -97.0476
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,406 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMYZ
- TAF
- Nearest KMHK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Washington County Memorial Airport (KK38)
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