R J C Farms Inc Airport (SN55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTQK), SN55 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near R J C Farms Inc Airport in Friend, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
R J C Farms Inc Airport (SN55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Friend, KS at a field elevation of 2,927 ft. SN55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTQK, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTQK, 16.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 15°C (60°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KTQK 280935Z AUTO 20017KT 5SM BR OVC009 15/15 A2992 RMK AO2 T01540146
What changed at KTQK (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SN55
Based on the nearest station (KTQK), SN55 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,700 ft (field elevation 2,927 ft). SN55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCK, about 22 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 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 16 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 35 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 16 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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SN55 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 17/352,200 × 27 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN55Wind
- 17
- 16 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 16 kt tailwind · 6 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 5→17 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 900 ft.
SN55 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 SN55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTQK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 69%
- 35
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
SN55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTQK, 17 nm away.
Wind is 20° 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN55
- City
- Friend
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,927 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2153, -101.0030
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTQK
- TAF
- Nearest KGCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 53m
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