KOSU — Ohio State University
Columbus, OH · field elevation 906 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KOSU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOSU 252253Z 02006KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01780078
- Wind
- from 020° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,093 ft · pressure altitude 616 ft
- Observed
- 63 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 09L | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 09R | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 27R | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 27L | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 23 | 5 kt tail | 3 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–32,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KOSU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOSU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.07952, -83.07321
- Elevation
- 906 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1123Z / 2324Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Franklin, OH
Airport diagram
Everything else KOSU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 5,004 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 3,562 | 100 | ASPH | — |
| 09L/27R | 2,994 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 40 | 40 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 121.35
- Tower 0700-2300
- 118.8
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 118.8
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 125.95
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 5 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KCMH John Glenn Columbus Intl10 nm
- KTZR Bolton Fld11 nm
- KDLZ Delaware Muni/Jim Moore Fld12 nm
- KMRT Union County15 nm
- KLCK Rickenbacker Intl17 nm
- KUYF Madison County20 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOSU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Ohio 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.