KOWA — Owatonna Degner Rgnl
Owatonna, MN · field elevation 1,145 ft · NON-ATCT
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KOWA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOWA 252355Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC043 18/15 A3021 RMK AO2 T01790154
- Wind
- from 140° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,401 ft · pressure altitude 855 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 05 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 23 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 30 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
1 within 20 nm, closest 12 nm. Last image 12 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 4,000–4,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KOWA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOWA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.12295, -93.25883
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1205Z / 0003Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Steele, MN
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,500 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 3,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 119.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOWA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota 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.