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K87 Weather Hiawatha Municipal Airport

Hiawatha, KansasElevation 1,130 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSTJ · 29 NM E · 50 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSTJ
WIND
130@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 190° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 56F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 56 S 4 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 78/57 S 9 kt – 16%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers 72/56 S 9 kt 17 kt 37%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 78/60 S 13 kt 22 kt 50%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79/61 S 9 kt – 50% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 76/57 S 13 kt – 54%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 70/55 S 9 kt – 59%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy 70 NW 4 kt – 9%

Source: National Weather Service (office TOP). Forecast issued 0043Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for K87. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 3,400 ft

10/28
Dimensions
2,430 x 130 ft
Surface
Turf (good)
RWY 10
RWY 28
17/35
Dimensions
3,400 x 100 ft
Surface
Turf (fair)
Edge lights
LOW
RWY 17
RWY 35

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,130 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2328Z 6:28 PM
Sunrise
1244Z 7:44 AM
Loggable night
2356Z (6:56 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2328Z (6:28 PM local) → 1244Z (7:44 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0028Z (7:28 PM local) → 1144Z (6:44 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Hiawatha Municipal Airport is in Hiawatha, Kansas. Field elevation 1,130 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerMIKE NICHOLS
Manager phone785-742-7417
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAK87
SectionalKANSAS CITY
Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY
Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.8792, -95.5253
Distance from city2 NM NE
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSunset to sunrise
CTAF122.900
FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.900
CTAF
CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

K87 traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-10-04, 15 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1.9
Activity trend over 7 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 85%Piston single 15%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~3 landings/mo
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~3 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›UNKN (Turboprop)
›AT8T (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

K87 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSTJ (29 NM E, VFR).

KSTJ Rosecrans Memorial Airport
29 NM E
VFR
KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport
49 NM S
VFR
KMCI Kansas City International Airport
51 NM SE
VFR
KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport
54 NM S
VFR
KICL Schenck Field
56 NM NE
VFR
KFOE Topeka Regional Airport
56 NM S
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RYS.
›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
›RWY 10 END MARKED BY METAL POST 50 FT L OF CL.
›TRANSVERSE DEPRESSIONS ACROSS ENTIRE WIDTH OF RY.
›VERY SOFT WHEN WET. LOW AREAS MAY HAVE STANDING WATER AFTER RAIN.
›FOR CD CTC ST JOSEPH APCH AT 816-236-3035. WHEN ST JOSEPH APCH IS CLSD, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
›FARM VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ON AND INVOF RYS.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗K87 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does K87 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for K87. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does K87 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for K87. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at K87?
K87 sits at 1,130 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for K87?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.