Rands Airport (SN32) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEGT), SN32 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Rands Airport in Belle Plaine, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEGT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rands Airport (SN32) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belle Plaine, KS at a field elevation of 1,208 ft. SN32 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEGT, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEGT, 8.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KEGT 282215Z AUTO 19014G24KT 10SM SCT075 BKN095 27/15 A3000 RMK AO2 T02660148
What changed at KEGT (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 9,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for SN32
Based on the nearest station (KEGT), SN32 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 1,208 ft). SN32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 14 kt head | 3 kt right (g5) |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left (g4) |
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SN32 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 17/352,000 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN32Wind
- 17
- 14 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 14 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 10→14 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 9,500 ft.
SN32 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 SN32
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEGT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
SN32 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEGT, 8.3 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN32
- City
- Belle Plaine
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,208 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4257, -97.2701
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEGT
- TAF
- Nearest KIAB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 6m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Belle Plaine Farms - 90th Ave , Belle Plaine, KS · 4 mi
- Wellington Municipal Airport , Wellington, KS · 9 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Rands Airport (SN32)
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