Sills Air Park (SN18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K3AU), SN18 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sills Air Park in Augusta, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3AU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sills Air Park (SN18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Augusta, KS at a field elevation of 1,300 ft. SN18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3AU, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3AU, 2.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,600 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,600 ft.
METAR K3AU 271435Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM OVC036 15/14 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at K3AU (nearest station)?
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 SN18
Based on the nearest station (K3AU), SN18 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,300 ft). SN18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 965 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 17 | 2,100 ft | GRVL | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 2,100 ft | GRVL | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 26 | 965 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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SN18 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/26965 × 30 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN18Wind
- 08
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,100 × 30 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN18Wind
- 17
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,600 ft.
SN18 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 SN18
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3AU reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 63%
- 35
- 20%
- 08
- 15%
- 26
- 2%
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Live crosswind meter
SN18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3AU, 2.9 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near SN18
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near SN18.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN18
- City
- Augusta
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6667, -97.0170
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3AU
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sills Air Park (SN18)
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