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ICT Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita, KS · KICT

Current weather at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, KS (IATA ICT, ICAO KICT): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 12 knots, gusting 18 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 4,800 ft, broken clouds at 15,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 24°C (75°F), dew point 14°C (58°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.04 inHg (1017 hPa).
METAR KICT 272153Z 19012G18KT 10SM BKN048 BKN150 24/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02390144

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01L020°Tailwind 12 kt (gusts tail 18)2 kt from the right (gusts 3)10,302 ft
19R Most headwind200°12 kt (gusts 18)2 kt from the left (gusts 3)10,302 ft
01R020°Tailwind 12 kt (gusts tail 18)2 kt from the right (gusts 3)7,302 ft
19L Most headwind200°12 kt (gusts 18)2 kt from the left (gusts 3)7,302 ft
14150°9 kt (gusts 14)8 kt from the right (gusts 12)6,301 ft
32330°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 14)8 kt from the left (gusts 12)6,301 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KICT 271720Z 2718/2818 18010KT P6SM SCT025 SCT100 FM281400 18016G26KT P6SM FEW200
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 14:00Z
    Wind 180° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 180° at 16 kt, gusting 26 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 20,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.

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