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Scott City Municipal Airport (KTQK) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 9:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, KTQK is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Scott City Municipal Airport in Scott City, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Scott City Municipal Airport (KTQK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Scott City, KS at a field elevation of 2,969 ft. KTQK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 5,002 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.

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LIFR
Observed 1435Z (9:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
0.5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KTQK 271435Z AUTO 14006KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 10/10 A3011 RMK AO2 T00990097

What changed at KTQK?

Since the 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KTQK

KTQK is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (08, 17). Density altitude is approximately 2,850 ft (field elevation 2,969 ft). KTQK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 34 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
17FAV5 kt head4 kt left
084 kt head5 kt right
264 kt tail5 kt left
355 kt tail4 kt right

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KTQK 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.

  • Runway 08/26
    2,145 × 60 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KTQK
    Wind
    08
    4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    26
    4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    5,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KTQK
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 4 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
081615Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 300 ft.

KTQK 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 KTQK

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

PIREP1425Z (9:25 AM CDT) · 92 NM W of KTQK · 25,000 ft MSL · BE20
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LAA UA /OV LAA329021/TM 1425/FL250/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM VMC ZDVWC
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAA329021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM VMC ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1347Z (8:47 AM CDT) · 57 NM W of KTQK · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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LAA UA /OV LAA060030/TM 1347/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM -ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAA060030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1347Reported at 13:47 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM -ZDVWC-28Remarks.
PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 79 NM E of KTQK · 6,000 ft MSL · C25B
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HYS UA /OV HYS/TM 1250/FL060/TP C25B/SK BASE024 TOP035/RM ZKC FDC FN
HYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE024 TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KTQK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KTQK reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 21%MVFR 36%IFR 13%LIFR 30%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 70%MVFR 12%IFR 12%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 11/28 kt
Max gust: 36 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 22

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
58%
35
24%
08
15%
26
3%

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Live KTQK Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KTQK's own weather station.

N17356 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Scott City Municipal Airport (KTQK) with runway 08/26, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 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; Sat 0800-1300 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KTQK
FAA LID
TQK
City
Scott City
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,969 ft
Coordinates
38.4743, -100.8850
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGCK
AWOS/ASOS
120 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Scott City Municipal Airport (KTQK)

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

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