KIXD/JCI METAR & TAF New Century AirCenter Airport

New Century, KansasElevation 1,087 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR47 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

150@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,449 ft

+362 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2353Z (6:53 PM local) · 47 min old

KIXD is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

150° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 10°C

64°F / 50°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.17 inHg

1021.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP213

sea-level pressure 1021.3 hPa

T01830100

precise temperature 18.3°C, dew point 10.0°C

10244

6-hour maximum temperature 24.4°C

20183

6-hour minimum temperature 18.3°C

56005

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then steady (0.5 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (6:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KIXD forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

BKN15015,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT BKN

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SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 150° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 55F, 6% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	55	S 5 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	71/57	S 7 kt	–	19%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	77/61	S 14 kt	23 kt	21%
Thursday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	79/60	SSW 7 kt	–	23%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/57	S 8 kt	–	33%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	70/56	S 7 kt	–	32%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	73/58	S 6 kt	–	44%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	71	SSW 13 kt	–	63%

Source: National Weather Service (office EAX). Forecast issued 0040Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

150° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 185 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 7,339 ft

04/22

Dimensions

5,132 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0447°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 22227°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

18/36

Dimensions

7,339 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 18180°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 360°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternRight

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,449 ft

Pressure altitude

837 ft

Field elevation

1,087 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.17 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2326Z 6:26 PM

Sunrise

1241Z 7:41 AM

Loggable night

2353Z (6:53 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2326Z (6:26 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0026Z (7:26 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

New Century AirCenter Airport is in New Century, Kansas. Field elevation 1,087 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRYAN JOHNSON

Manager phone913-715-6002

AttendedALL FRI-SAT, 0600–2300

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKIXD / JCI

SectionalKANSAS CITY

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBIA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.8309, -94.8903

Distance from city4 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF133.000

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.9

KANSAS CITY APP/DEP

A/D

135.325

ASOS

133

CTAF

124.3

GND

46.9

ARMY OPS

OPS

133

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KIXD traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

31.2

AVG OPS/DAY

53.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 57%Unknown 23%Jet 11%Twin 5%Turboprop 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~196 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~39 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~27 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~12 landings/mo

›BE36 (Piston single) · ~12 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›SR20 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›PA44 (Twin)

›C182 (Piston single)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KOJC Johnson County Executive Airport

7 NM E

VFR

KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport

19 NM NW

MVFR

KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport

22 NM NE

VFR

KMCI Kansas City International Airport

29 NM N

VFR

KFOE Topeka Regional Airport

37 NM W

VFR

KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport

37 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TO CONFIRM SNOW REMOVAL AND WINTER CONDITIONS NOV-APR CALL 913-715-6005.

›LOW SUN ANGLES RDC VSBY WHEN XING RWY 18/36 FM TWYS 'A' OR 'B'.

›ARMY OPS: DSN 552-6994/5, C913-782-1077.

›AVOID CONFLICT GARDNER MUNI:EXT UNIQUE PATTERN ALT, RT TFC RWYS 04/36, & RESTRICT RWY 04/22 CAT A ACFT.

›BIRDS & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

›ATCT VIEW OF SW END OF TWY 'F' & RWY 04/22 IS OBSCURED.

›WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18; HIRL RWY 18-36, MIRL RWY 4-22; TWY LGTS; WIND CONE - CTAF.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC MCI APCH AT 118.90.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KIXD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KIXD have a METAR?

Yes. KIXD has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KIXD have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KIXD; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KIXD?

KIXD sits at 1,087 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KIXD?

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.