Medicine Lodge Airport (KK51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANY), KK51 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 22 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Medicine Lodge Airport in Medicine Lodge, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Medicine Lodge Airport (KK51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Medicine Lodge, KS at a field elevation of 1,549 ft. KK51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANY, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,200 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.625.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANY, 23.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 22 kt, gusting 30 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KANY 281915Z AUTO 19022G30KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 20031/47
What changed at KANY (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KK51
Based on the nearest station (KANY), KK51 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 22 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,400 ft (field elevation 1,549 ft). KK51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUT, about 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,200 ft | ASP | 21 kt head | 6 kt right (g8) |
| 34 | 3,200 ft | ASP | 21 kt tail | 6 kt left (g8) |
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KK51 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 16/343,200 × 42 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK51Wind
- 16
- 21 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 21 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 14→22 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KK51 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 KK51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 78%
- 34
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
KK51's AWOS-3P isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KANY, 23 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K51
- City
- Medicine Lodge
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,549 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2660, -98.5481
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3P, not in the national feed (using KANY)
- TAF
- Nearest KHUT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.625 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 11m
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