Roberts Memorial Airport (SN04) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEMP), SN04 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Roberts Memorial Airport in Emporia, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEMP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Roberts Memorial Airport (SN04) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Emporia, KS at a field elevation of 1,185 ft. SN04 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEMP, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEMP, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KEMP 281053Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM SCT060 BKN120 16/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01610133
What changed at KEMP (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for SN04
Based on the nearest station (KEMP), SN04 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,185 ft). SN04 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFRI, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 13 kt tail | 0 kt |
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SN04 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 18/361,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN04Wind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 13 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 6→13 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 12,000 ft.
SN04 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SN04
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SN04
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEMP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 82%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
SN04 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEMP, 10 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mar-Nov Sun-Sat 0900-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN04
- City
- Emporia
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,185 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4231, -96.3719
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEMP
- TAF
- Nearest KFRI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Roberts Memorial Airport (SN04)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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