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Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (KSYF) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Cheyenne County Municipal Airport in St Francis, KS, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (KSYF) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Francis, KS at 3,413 ft. KSYF reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 8 runways (09, 14, 14L, 18) — longest 5,200 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track KSYF in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

VFR
Observed 0435Z (10:35 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
030° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.04"
Temp / Dew
21°C / 70°F
dew 20°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSYF 290435Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM FEW120 21/20 A3004 RMK AO2

What changed at KSYF?

Since the 0355Z (9:55 PM MDT) report — compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 3 to 9 kt.
  • The 12,000 ft ceiling dissipated — no ceiling now.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

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Current pilot readout for KSYF

KSYF is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The strongest crosswind component is currently on runway 14, about 8 knots. Density altitude is approximately 4,800 ft (field elevation 3,413 ft). KSYF does not publish a TAF — the nearest TAF station is KGLD, 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.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KSYF. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV9 kt head2 kt right
324 kt head8 kt right
144 kt tail8 kt left
189 kt tail2 kt left

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip — flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142804Z16Z04Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.

KSYF weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Cheyenne County Municipal Airport in St Francis, KS: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KSYF is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSYF

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

PIREP0336Z (9:36 PM MDT) · 85 NM N of KSYF · 29,000 ft MSL · PC12
moderate rime icing
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LBF UA /OV LBF270030/TM 0336/FL290/TP PC12/TA M24/IC MOD RIME/RM ZDVWC-16
LBF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBF270030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0336Reported at 03:36 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
RM ZDVWC-16Remarks.
PIREP0241Z (8:41 PM MDT) · 72 NM W of KSYF · 9,500 ft MSL · PA44
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LIC UA /OV TXC220008 /TM 0241 /FL095 /TP PA44 /WX FV16SM /WV 27010KT /TB NEG /RM LTG NE-E
LIC UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXC220008Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0241Reported at 02:41 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV16SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
WV 27010KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM LTG NE-ERemarks.
PIREP0058Z (6:58 PM MDT) · 52 NM N of KSYF · 1,000 ft MSL · SR22
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OGA UA /OV SAE180030/TM 0058/FL010/TP SR22/SK BASE 110/RM ZDVWC-19
OGA UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAE180030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0058Reported at 00:58 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 110Sky condition — cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP0004Z (6:04 PM MDT) · 89 NM N of KSYF · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime 17,000–24,000 ft icing
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LBF UA /OV LBF280020/TM 0004/FL240/TP PC12/TA M15/IC LGT RIME 170-240/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBF280020Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0004Reported at 00:04 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-240Icing: light rime 17,000–24,000 ft.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP2335Z (5:35 PM MDT) · 11 NM NE of KSYF · 41,000 ft MSL · C68Z
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AKO UA /OV AKO090075/TM 2335/FL410/TP C68Z/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-67
AKO UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AKO090075Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP C68ZAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-67Remarks.
PIREP2319Z (5:19 PM MDT) · 71 NM W of KSYF · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light chop turbulence
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AKO UA /OV TXC195010/TM 2319/FL240/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXC195010Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2319Reported at 23:19 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZDVWC-07Remarks.
PIREP2308Z (5:08 PM MDT) · 66 NM W of KSYF · 47,000 ft MSL · C750
moderate turbulence
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AKO UA /OV TXC/TM 2308/FL470/TP C750/TB MOD/RM ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXCLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2308Reported at 23:08 UTC.
FL470Altitude: 47,000 ft MSL.
TP C750Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZDVWC-07Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KSYF

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSYF reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 57%MVFR 16%IFR 23%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: —
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 6%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days
14
67%
18
17%
36
12%
32
4%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSYF
FAA LID
SYF
City
St Francis
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,413 ft
Coordinates
39.7611, -101.7960
Runways
8
Longest runway
5,200 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGLD
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
21h 16m

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KSYF weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at KSYF?+

KSYF has 8 runways — 09, 14, 14L, 18, 27, 32, 32R, 36; the longest is 5,200 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KSYF report its own weather?+

Yes — Cheyenne County Municipal Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KSYF have a TAF?+

No — KSYF does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 24 nm away.

Does KSYF broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — KSYF does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KSYF from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (KSYF)

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

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