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KAOO — Altoona/Blair County
Altoona, PA · field elevation 1,503 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAOO current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KAOO 121253Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR OVC020 20/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02000183
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,377 ft · pressure altitude 1,443 ft
- Observed
- 29 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,500–2,500 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAOO 121315Z 1213/1312 VRB02KT 6SM BR OVC020 FM121500 27005KT P6SM BKN025 FM121700 24005KT P6SM BKN040 FM130000 23004KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1300/1305 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB OVC120
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.29636, -78.32003
- Elevation
- 1,503 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1022Z / 0014Z
- Magnetic variation
- -10° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Blair, PA
Everything else KAOO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,465 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 3,668 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
- Approach
- 121.2
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAOO airport diagram or an approach plate
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.