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Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, KLYO is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport in Lyons, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lyons, KS at a field elevation of 1,692 ft. KLYO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,400 ft.

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IFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLYO 271515Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC005 14/13 A3014 RMK AO2 T01390133

What changed at KLYO?

Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling lifted from 300 ft to 500 ft.

Current pilot readout for KLYO

KLYO is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 1,692 ft). KLYO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUT, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV4 kt head2 kt left
354 kt tail2 kt right

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KLYO 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 17/35
    4,400 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KLYO
    Wind
    17
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
0142915Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 16→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 500 ft.

KLYO 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 KLYO

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

PIREP1508Z (10:08 AM CDT) · 24 NM SE of KLYO · during climb · EA50
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HUT UA /OV KHUT/TM 1508/FL025/TP EA50/SK OVC025-TOPUNKN/RM DURC RWY13 HUT
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1508Reported at 15:08 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY13 HUTRemarks.
PIREP1507Z (10:07 AM CDT) · 87 NM S of KLYO · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
light to moderate turbulence
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END UA /OV END360035/TM 1507/FL360/TP B752/TB LGT-MOD/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
END UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV END360035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) · 88 NM NE of KLYO · 18,000 ft MSL · TBM8
light rime 15,000–18,000 ft icing
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MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1443/FL180/TP TBM8/SK TOP180/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 150-180/RM ZKC FDC FN
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MHKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 150-180Icing: light rime 15,000–18,000 ft.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1436Z (9:36 AM CDT) · 25 NM SE of KLYO · 2,300 ft MSL · EA50
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HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1436/FL023/TP EA50/RM BASES 2300
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1436Reported at 14:36 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2300Remarks.
PIREP1412Z (9:12 AM CDT) · 87 NM NE of KLYO · during descent · C510
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MHK UA /OV KMHK/TM 1412/FLUNKN/TP C510/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
MHK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMHKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1412Reported at 14:12 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C510Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) · 97 NM E of KLYO · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
light turbulence
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CNU UA /OV CNU270040/TM 1355/FL360/TP A21N/TB LGT/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
CNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNU270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1311Z (8:11 AM CDT) · 50 NM SE of KLYO · 4,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ICT UA /OV ICT180004/TM 1311/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040 TOPS 058
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT180004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1311Reported at 13:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040 TOPS 058Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 25 NM SE of KLYO · 2,400 ft MSL · BE55
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HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1310/FL024/TP BE55/RM BASES 2400
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2400Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KLYO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KLYO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 60%MVFR 6%IFR 20%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 1%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 9/20 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
76%
35
24%

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Live KLYO Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KLYO's own weather station.

N17355 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 4,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KLYO
IATA
LYO
FAA LID
LYO
City
Lyons
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,692 ft
Coordinates
38.3395, -98.2287
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,400 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KHUT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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