KOWI — Ottawa Muni
Ottawa, KS · field elevation 966 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KOWI current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOWI 111155Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2993 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 190° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,251 ft · pressure altitude 956 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 13 | 5 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 31 | 5 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 35 | 9 kt tail | 2 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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KOWI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOWI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.53917, -95.25318
- Elevation
- 966 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1132Z / 0120Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Kansas City
- County
- Franklin, KS
Everything else KOWI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,500 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 13/31 | 1,550 | 95 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KIXD New Century Aircenter24 nm
- KUKL Coffey County26 nm
- KLWC Lawrence Rgnl28 nm
- KOJC Johnson County Exec30 nm
- KFOE Topeka Rgnl31 nm
- KTOP Philip Billard Muni36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOWI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kansas 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.