Allen County Airport (KK88) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KK88 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Allen County Airport in Iola, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Allen County Airport (KK88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iola, KS at a field elevation of 1,016 ft. KK88 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 5,501 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 128.325.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KK88 280855Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KK88?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KK88
KK88 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 (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,016 ft). KK88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 5,501 ft | CON | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 01 | 5,501 ft | CON | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KK88 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 01/195,501 × 100 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK88Wind
- 01
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 5 kt headwind · 2 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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KK88 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 KK88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KK88 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 77%
- 01
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KK88's own weather station.
Wind is 23° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 5,501 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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 · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0730-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KK88
- FAA LID
- K88
- City
- Iola
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,016 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.8701, -95.3864
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,501 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- AWOS/ASOS
- 128.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allen County Airport (KK88)
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