KOWX — Putnam County
Ottawa, OH · field elevation 764 ft · NON-ATCT
KOWX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOWX 100235Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3010 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 200° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- -348 ft · pressure altitude 584 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 09 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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
- 1218Z / 2222Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (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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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOWX airport diagram or an approach plate
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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.