Crosswind Airfield (SN88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOJC), SN88 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Crosswind Airfield in Louisburg, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOJC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Crosswind Airfield (SN88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Louisburg, KS at a field elevation of 1,125 ft. SN88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOJC, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOJC, 16.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOJC 290153Z 18008KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02000122
What changed at KOJC (nearest station)?
Since the 0053Z (7:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0053Z (7:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SN88
Based on the nearest station (KOJC), SN88 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 1,125 ft). SN88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 0 kt |
| W | 1,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SN88 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at SN88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOJC reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SN88
- City
- Louisburg
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5714, -94.7181
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOJC
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 31m
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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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