KWLD — Strother Fld
Winfield/Arkansas City, KS · field elevation 1,160 ft · NON-ATCT
KWLD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KWLD 252354Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 24/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 60000 T02390172 10244 20206 56014 $
- Wind
- from 100° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,330 ft · pressure altitude 1,030 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 17 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 35 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 KWLD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KWLD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.16861, -97.03753
- Elevation
- 1,160 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1219Z / 0020Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Cowley, KS
Everything else KWLD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,506 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 3,137 | 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
- KEGT Wellington Muni19 nm
- KPNC Ponca City Rgnl26 nm
- KIAB Mc Connell AFB29 nm
- KBEC Beech Factory33 nm
- KICT Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl35 nm
- KAAO Colonel James Jabara36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KWLD 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.