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 100154Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01280067
- Wind
- from 150° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 900 ft · pressure altitude 940 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 17 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 31 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
- 1302Z / 2322Z
- 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.