KK38 Weather Washington County Memorial Airport

Washington, KansasElevation 1,435 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KCNK · 30 NM W · 47 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 · KCNK

WIND

070@5

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 360° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today mostly sunny, high near 77F, low near 56F, 10% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Mostly Sunny	77/56	SE 4 kt	–	10%
Monday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	73/54	S 13 kt	17 kt	24%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	71/56	S 13 kt	22 kt	28%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	76/58	S 9 kt	–	24%
Thursday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	77/60	S 13 kt	17 kt	31%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/57	S 17 kt	–	36%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	70/52	S 13 kt	–	62%

Source: National Weather Service (office TOP). Forecast issued 1541Z.

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

1 runway

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,406 ft

17/35

Dimensions

3,406 x 60 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17180°T

Displaced threshold220 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 350°T

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,435 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2335Z 6:35 PM

Sunrise

1249Z 7:49 AM

Loggable night

0002Z (7:02 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2335Z (6:35 PM local) → 1249Z (7:49 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0035Z (7:35 PM local) → 1149Z (6:49 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

Washington County Memorial Airport is in Washington, Kansas. Field elevation 1,435 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJIMMY WORKMAN

Manager phone785-541-0533

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKK38

SectionalWICHITA

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.7353, -97.0476

Distance from city5 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.35

KANSAS CITY CNTR

A/D

122.9

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KK38 traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-09-10, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT3T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›AT5T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›AT5T (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

KK38 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCNK (30 NM W, VFR).

KCNK Blosser Municipal Airport

30 NM W

VFR

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport

37 NM N

VFR

KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport

40 NM SE

VFR

KFRI Marshall Army Air Field

43 NM S

VFR

KSLN Salina Municipal Airport

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

›E111 PRVDD THE APCH TO EACH RWY IS MAINTD FOR A MIN 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND THE TRANSITIONAL SFC BE MAINTD FOR A 7:1 SLOPE.

›PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. ASST MGR BRAD FORTENIER, 785-747-6640, BRAD@BRADFORDBUILT.NET

›EXTENSIVE PAVEMENT CRACKING & LOOSE STONES.

›24 HR PHONE AVBL FOR PUBLIC USE WITH PHONE CARD.

›ALSO WASHINGTON CO PUBLIC WORKS- WCPW@BLUEVALLEY.NET 785-541-0533.

›OBSTN CLNC SLP 34:1 TO THE DTHR.

›FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KK38 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KK38 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for KK38. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does KK38 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for KK38. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KK38?

KK38 sits at 1,435 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KK38?

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.