KCBK — Shalz Fld
Colby, KS · field elevation 3,188 ft · NON-ATCT
KCBK current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCBK 111155Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2994 RMK AO2 T01810157 10291 20181
- Wind
- from 240° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,282 ft · pressure altitude 3,168 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 30 | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 12 | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 35 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 04 | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCBK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCBK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.42746, -101.04662
- Elevation
- 3,188 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1153Z / 0145Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Thomas, KS
Airport diagram
Everything else KCBK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,110 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 12/30 | 2,660 | 90 | TURF | — |
| 04/22 | 2,600 | 80 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KOEL Oakley Muni22 nm
- KADT Atwood/Rawlins County25 nm
- KGLD Renner Fld/Goodland Muni30 nm
- KOIN Oberlin Muni34 nm
- KSYF Cheyenne County Muni40 nm
- KMCK Mc Cook Ben Nelson Rgnl51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCBK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kansas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.