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Amelia Earhart Airport (KK59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KSTJ), KK59 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Amelia Earhart Airport in Atchison, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSTJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Amelia Earhart Airport (KK59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Atchison, KS at a field elevation of 1,073 ft. KK59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSTJ, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTJ.

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VFR
Observed 1353Z (8:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSTJ, 17.4 nm away.

Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 14°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSTJ 271353Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01440111

What changed at KSTJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KK59

Based on the nearest station (KSTJ), KK59 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,073 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV5 kt head0 kt
345 kt tail0 kt

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KK59 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.

  • Runway 16/34
    3,000 × 48 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KK59
    Wind
    16
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    34
    5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
061314Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KK59 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KK59

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1334Z (8:34 AM CDT) · 27 NM SE of KK59 · 16,000 ft MSL · LJ45
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1334/FL160/TP LJ45/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1334Reported at 13:34 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ45Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of KK59 · 17,600 ft MSL · A306
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OMA UA /OV OMA110024/TM 1315/FL176/TP A306/IC NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMA110024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL176Altitude: 17,600 ft MSL.
TP A306Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1307Z (8:07 AM CDT) · 97 NM N of KK59 · 28,000 ft MSL · TBM8
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OMA UA /OV OVR080020/TM 1307/FL280/TP TBM8/SK TOP264/TB NEG/IC NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVR080020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP264Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1300Z (8:00 AM CDT) · 47 NM S of KK59 · 15,000 ft MSL · E55P
light rime icing
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MCI UA /OV WUTNG/TM 1300/FL150/TP E55P/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV WUTNGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TA M07Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 100 NM N of KK59 · during climb · C680
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OMA UA /OV OMA180010/TM 1250/FL015/TP C680/SK OVC015-TOPSUNK/RM DURC
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMA180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOPSUNKSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 54 NM SW of KK59 · 29,000 ft MSL · A320
light clear-air turbulence
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EMP UA /OV EMP360040/TM 1227/FL290/TP A320/TB LGT CAT/RM ZKC FDC FN
EMP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EMP360040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CATTurbulence: light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1208Z (7:08 AM CDT) · 67 NM SE of KK59 · 23,000 ft MSL · SF34
moderate rime 21,500–23,000 ft icing
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MKC UA /OV ANX190025/TM 1208/FL230/TP SF34/TA M21/IC MOD RIME 215-230/RM ZKC FDC FN
MKC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANX190025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP SF34Aircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 215-230Icing: moderate rime 21,500–23,000 ft.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1104Z (6:04 AM CDT) · 83 NM SW of KK59 · 17,000 ft MSL · SWA4
light rime icing
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MHK UA /OV MHK175020/TM 1104/FL170/TP SWA4/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MHK175020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1104Reported at 11:04 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP SWA4Aircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KK59

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSTJ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
70%
34
30%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)

TAF KSTJ 271120Z 2712/2812 VRB03KT P6SM BKN220 FM271700 20007KT P6SM BKN090 FM280300 15005KT P6SM BKN070

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Live crosswind meter

KK59's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSTJ, 17 nm away.

N16345 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Amelia Earhart Airport (KK59) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

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 · Jet A+
Attended
Daily 0900-1900 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
K59
City
Atchison
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,073 ft
Coordinates
39.5705, -95.1803
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KSTJ)
TAF
Nearest KSTJ
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Amelia Earhart Airport (KK59)

Community-submitted

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

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