Halstead Airport (SN05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEWK), SN05 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Halstead Airport in Halstead, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEWK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Halstead Airport (SN05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Halstead, KS at a field elevation of 1,412 ft. SN05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEWK, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHUT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEWK, 11.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 16 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEWK 282256Z AUTO 19016G26KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 19029/2223 SLP140 T02560150 $
What changed at KEWK (nearest station)?
Since the 2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 23 to 16 kt.
Current pilot readout for SN05
Based on the nearest station (KEWK), SN05 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,950 ft (field elevation 1,412 ft). SN05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUT, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 16 kt head | 4 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 16 kt tail | 3 kt left (g5) |
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SN05 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 17/352,640 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN05Wind
- 17
- 16 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 16 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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→16 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.
SN05 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at SN05
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEWK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 81%
- 35
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
SN05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEWK, 11 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 17, 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
- Fuel
- Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Daily 0900-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN05
- City
- Halstead
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,412 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0314, -97.5092
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEWK
- TAF
- Nearest KHUT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Halstead Airport (SN05)
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