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SN85 Weather Fox Fire Airport

Wellsville, KansasElevation 1,058 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KIXD · 12 NM NE · 34 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 · KIXD
WIND
170@8
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 170° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 24C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 78F, low near 56F, 10% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 78/56 S 9 kt – 10%
Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 70/56 S 9 kt – 21%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 77/60 S 13 kt 26 kt 19% Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79/60 S 9 kt – 23% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 75/56 S 9 kt – 37%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 71/55 S 9 kt – 33%
Sunday Partly Sunny 73/57 S 4 kt – 44%

Source: National Weather Service (office TOP). Forecast issued 2026Z.

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 SN85. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

09/27
Dimensions
2,300 x 75 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,058 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2327Z 6:27 PM
Sunrise
1241Z 7:41 AM
Loggable night
2354Z (6:54 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2327Z (6:27 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0027Z (7:27 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

Fox Fire Airport is in Wellsville, Kansas. Field elevation 1,058 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATASN85
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.7347, -95.1058
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

SN85 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-10-19, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 80%Piston single 20%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
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

SN85 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KIXD (12 NM NE, VFR).

KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport
12 NM NE
VFR
KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport
17 NM N
VFR
KOJC Johnson County Executive Airport
19 NM E
VFR
KFOE Topeka Regional Airport
29 NM NW
VFR
KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport
31 NM NW
VFR
KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
33 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗SN85 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does SN85 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for SN85. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does SN85 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for SN85. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at SN85?
SN85 sits at 1,058 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for SN85?
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.