KOTM — Ottumwa Rgnl
Ottumwa, IA · field elevation 846 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KOTM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOTM 111153Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM BKN110 24/23 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-E SLP121 T02390228 10244 20233 53014
- Wind
- from 330° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,114 ft · pressure altitude 856 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 04 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 22 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 13 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 30,000–36,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KOTM 111140Z 1112/1212 18004KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 TEMPO 1112/1113 6SM -SHRA BKN070 FM111700 24008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.10722, -92.44717
- Elevation
- 846 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 0114Z
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Wapello, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KOTM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,001 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 4,601 | 100 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — LD, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOTM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa 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.