KWLD / WLD — Strother Field

VFR

Small General Aviation Airport • Winfield / Arkansas City, KS, United States

Elevation: 1,160 ft (354 m) • 37.1686, -97.0376

Strother Field (KWLD / WLD) is a small general aviation airport serving Winfield / Arkansas City, KS, United States, situated at an elevation of 1,160 ft (354 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.8° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 5,505 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW4ktMagVar +2.8

CLOUD PROFILE

SFC3k6k9k12kScattered 2800ftBroken 3900ftOvercast 4800ftCloud Profile

Current METAR

METAR KWLD 212154Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM SCT028 BKN039 OVC048 29/23 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP060 T02890228 $
Category:
VFR
Wind:
080° at 4 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
29°C / 23°C
Altimeter:
29.75 inHg
No TAF available for KWLD.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
13 3,137 ft 75 ft Asphalt 140°
17 5,505 ft 100 ft Asphalt 180°
31 3,137 ft 75 ft Asphalt 320°
35 5,505 ft 100 ft Asphalt 360°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

Disclaimer: Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and may be delayed. Always verify conditions through official channels before flight. For informational purposes only.