KOLU — Columbus Muni
Columbus, NE · field elevation 1,447 ft · NON-ATCT
KOLU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOLU 100156Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00720050
- Wind
- from 310° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 602 ft · pressure altitude 1,237 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 20 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 14 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KOLU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOLU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.44872, -97.34094
- Elevation
- 1,447 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1312Z / 2314Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Platte, NE
Everything else KOLU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,801 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 02/20 | 4,135 | 150 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOLU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Nebraska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.