Bob Faler Airport (SN44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:30 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDP), SN44 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bob Faler Airport in Elk City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bob Faler Airport (SN44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elk City, KS at a field elevation of 850 ft. SN44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDP, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDP, 10.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.
METAR KIDP 281030Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM BKN070 18/12 A3011 RMK AO2
What changed at KIDP (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 7,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for SN44
Based on the nearest station (KIDP), SN44 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 850 ft). SN44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNU, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,150 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| S | 3,150 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→10 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → 7,000 ft.
SN44 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SN44
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 SN44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIDP reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN44
- City
- Elk City
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3036, -95.8987
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIDP
- TAF
- Nearest KCNU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bob Faler Airport (SN44)
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