Witham Airport (SN57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWI), SN57 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Witham Airport in Ottawa, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Witham Airport (SN57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ottawa, KS at a field elevation of 1,110 ft. SN57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWI, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 282335Z AUTO 17009G14KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3000 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 14 to 9 kt.
Current pilot readout for SN57
Based on the nearest station (KOWI), SN57 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,110 ft). SN57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 2,100 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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SN57 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 18/362,100 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SN57Wind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 7→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SN57 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SN57
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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STJ UA /OV STJ360020/TM 2320/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP 120/RM ZKCFDC ZZ
STJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STJ360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKCFDC ZZRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SN57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 82%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
SN57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWI, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN57
- City
- Ottawa
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,110 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.6986, -95.3003
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOWI
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 41m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Witham Airport (SN57)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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