Albers Airport (SN13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KICT), SN13 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 19 knots gusting 32, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Albers Airport in Cheney, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KICT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Albers Airport (SN13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cheney, KS at a field elevation of 1,381 ft. SN13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KICT, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KICT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KICT, 16.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 19 kt, gusting 32 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KICT 281853Z 21019G32KT 10SM FEW110 27/16 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 18034/1826 SLP143 T02670156
What changed at KICT (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.02 → 29.99 inHg.
Current pilot readout for SN13
Based on the nearest station (KICT), SN13 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 19 knots gusting 32, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 1,381 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 17 kt head | 9 kt right (g15) |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 17 kt tail | 9 kt left (g15) |
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SN13 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 18/362,500 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN13Wind
- 18
- 17 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 17 kt tailwind · 9 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 12→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SN13 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 SN13
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KICT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 36 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,300 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.
- 18
- 80%
- 36
- 20%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KICT 281720Z 2818/2918 19018G28KT P6SM SKC FM290000 18010KT P6SM FEW040
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Live crosswind meter
SN13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KICT, 16 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN13
- City
- Cheney
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,381 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6583, -97.7745
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KICT
- TAF
- Nearest KICT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Albers Airport (SN13)
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