KFSK — Fort Scott Muni
Fort Scott, KS · field elevation 918 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KFSK current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFSK 111155Z AUTO 21011G16KT 10SM CLR 26/20 A2999 RMK AO2 T02610205 10289 20258
- Wind
- from 210° at 11 kt, gusting 16 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,366 ft · pressure altitude 848 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 10 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 36 | 10 kt tail | 5 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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFSK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFSK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.79836, -94.76936
- Elevation
- 918 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1131Z / 0117Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Kansas City
- County
- Bourbon, KS
Everything else KFSK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,403 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPTS Atkinson Muni21 nm
- KCNU Chanute Martin Johnson35 nm
- KJLN Joplin Rgnl41 nm
- KPPF Tri-City45 nm
- KOWI Ottawa Muni50 nm
- KLRY Lawrence Smith Meml53 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFSK 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.