Miami County Airport (KK81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), KK81 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Miami County Airport in Paola, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Miami County Airport (KK81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paola, KS at a field elevation of 943 ft. KK81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 15/33), the longest 3,398 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 15.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 290135Z AUTO 18012G19KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3002 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?
Since the 0115Z (8:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
Current pilot readout for KK81
Based on the nearest station (KOWI), KK81 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 943 ft). KK81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 1,940 ft | GRS | 11 kt head | 5 kt right (g9) |
| 21 | 3,398 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 7 kt left (g12) |
| 03 | 3,398 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 7 kt right (g12) |
| 33 | 1,940 ft | GRS | 11 kt tail | 5 kt left (g9) |
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KK81 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/213,398 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK81Wind
- 03
- 9 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 9 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/331,940 × 60 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK81Wind
- 15
- 11 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 11 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KK81 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 KK81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 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.
- 15
- 61%
- 21
- 20%
- 03
- 11%
- 33
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
KK81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 16 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 15/33 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
- Ireg all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K81
- City
- Paola
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 943 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5397, -94.9205
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,398 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOWI
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 21h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Miami County Airport (KK81)
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