Jetmore Municipal Airport (KK79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDDC), KK79 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots gusting 20, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Jetmore Municipal Airport in Jetmore, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jetmore Municipal Airport (KK79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jetmore, KS at a field elevation of 2,467 ft. KK79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDDC, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,205 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDDC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDDC, 13.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDDC 282052Z AUTO 21011G20KT 8SM CLR 26/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02560144 56009
What changed at KDDC (nearest station)?
Since the 1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KK79
Based on the nearest station (KDDC), KK79 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots gusting 20, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 4,300 ft (field elevation 2,467 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,205 ft | PEM | 10 kt head | 5 kt right (g10) |
| 35 | 4,205 ft | PEM | 10 kt tail | 5 kt left (g10) |
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KK79 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 17/354,205 × 75 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK79Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 5 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 23 h: wind 14→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KK79 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 KK79
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDDC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt. 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.
- 17
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KDDC 281720Z 2818/2918 21017G27KT P6SM SKC FM290000 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM290600 09007KT 5SM BR OVC040 FM291200 12007KT 4SM BR OVC020 FM291500 16008KT P6SM BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
KK79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDDC, 14 nm away.
Wind is 29° 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K79
- City
- Jetmore
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,467 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9845, -99.8943
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,205 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDDC
- TAF
- Nearest KDDC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jetmore Municipal Airport (KK79)
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