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US-7257 Weather Ferley Private Ultralight Airport

Goddard, KansasElevation 1,426 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KICT · 9 NM E · 24 min old
Ceiling 22,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KICT
WIND
150@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
22,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 160° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 19C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 57F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 57 SSE 9 kt – 2%
Monday Mostly Sunny 75/58 S 15 kt 22 kt 39%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers 72/58 S 15 kt 22 kt 48%
Wednesday Sunny 78/61 S 19 kt – 9%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 80/60 S 16 kt – 24%
Friday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72/56 S 15 kt – 73% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 71/56 S 12 kt – 53%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 72 NE 7 kt – 3%

Source: National Weather Service (office ICT). Forecast issued 0117Z.

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 US-7257. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,426 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2340Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
1249Z 7:49 AM
Loggable night
0007Z (7:07 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1249Z (7:49 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0040Z (7:40 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

Ferley Private Ultralight Airport is in Goddard, Kansas. Field elevation 1,426 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7257
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.6268, -97.6126
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7257 traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-10-05, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›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

US-7257 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KICT (9 NM E, VFR).

KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
9 NM E
VFR
KIAB McConnell Air Force Base
16 NM E
VFR
KBEC Beech Factory Airport
19 NM E
VFR
KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport
29 NM NW
VFR
KEWK Newton City-County Airport
30 NM NE
VFR
KANY Anthony Municipal Airport
36 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7257 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7257 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7257. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7257 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7257. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7257?
US-7257 sits at 1,426 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7257?
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.