KOWI — Ottawa Muni
Ottawa, KS · field elevation 966 ft · NON-ATCT
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KOWI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOWI 252355Z AUTO 09005KT 9SM FEW028 20/19 A3008 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 090° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,590 ft · pressure altitude 806 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 17 | — | 5 kt from the left |
| 35 | — | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 20,000–21,000 ft.
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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
- 1212Z / 0011Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (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)
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Nearby airports
- KIXD New Century Aircenter24 nm
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- 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.