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Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPHG), KRCP is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rooks County Regional Airport in Stockton, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPHG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stockton, KS at a field elevation of 1,999 ft. KRCP has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPHG, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHYS.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPHG, 23.4 nm away.

Wind
220° 8 kt
gusting 14 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPHG 281915Z AUTO 22008G14KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2993 RMK AO2

What changed at KPHG (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
  • Wind direction moved from 270° to 220°.

Current pilot readout for KRCP

Based on the nearest station (KPHG), KRCP is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 1,999 ft). KRCP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHYS, about 30 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
18FAV6 kt head5 kt right (g9)
366 kt tail5 kt left (g9)

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KRCP 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 18/36
    5,000 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRCP
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    36
    6 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.

KRCP 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 KRCP

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

PIREP1517Z (10:17 AM CDT) · 79 NM NW of KRCP · 3,000 ft MSL · C208
Show raw report
MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 79 NM NW of KRCP · 2,500 ft MSL · BE65
Show raw report
MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KRCP

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPHG reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 11%MVFR 37%IFR 27%LIFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 61%MVFR 21%IFR 9%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
56%
36
44%

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Live crosswind meter

KRCP's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KPHG, 23 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt
Headwind in gusts
11 kt
Crosswind in gusts
9 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Unattended all day
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KRCP
FAA LID
RCP
City
Stockton
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,999 ft
Coordinates
39.3466, -99.3046
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KPHG)
TAF
Nearest KHYS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP)

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 Rooks County Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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