KOWX — Putnam County
Ottawa, OH · field elevation 764 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KOWX current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KOWX 111155Z AUTO 09005KT 8SM BKN020 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W 10213 20193 70098
- Wind
- from 090° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,569 ft · pressure altitude 694 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 5 kt head | — |
| 27 | 5 kt tail | — |
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 KOWX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOWX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.03560, -83.98189
- Elevation
- 764 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1042Z / 0040Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Putnam, OH
Everything else KOWX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,502 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 120.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KUSE Fulton County35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOWX 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.