Biggs Skypatch Airport (43OK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:10 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCQB), 43OK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Biggs Skypatch Airport in Wellston, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Biggs Skypatch Airport (43OK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wellston, OK at a field elevation of 1,000 ft. 43OK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCQB, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,835 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTIK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCQB, 9.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 13 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,600 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCQB 281810Z AUTO 18013G17KT 10SM SCT036 26/16 A3011 RMK AO2 T02580163
What changed at KCQB (nearest station)?
Since the 1750Z (12:50 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
Current pilot readout for 43OK
Based on the nearest station (KCQB), 43OK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,000 ft). 43OK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTIK, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,835 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 0 kt (g1) |
| 36 | 3,835 ft | TURF | 13 kt tail | 0 kt (g1) |
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43OK runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,835 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43OKWind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 13 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
43OK weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 43OK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCQB reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 78%
- 36
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
43OK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCQB, 9.7 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3OK
- City
- Wellston
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.6603, -97.0024
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,835 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCQB
- TAF
- Nearest KTIK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Biggs Skypatch Airport (43OK)
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