Gilstrap Field (55OK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCM), 55OK is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gilstrap Field in Inola, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gilstrap Field (55OK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Inola, OK at a field elevation of 575 ft. 55OK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCM, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTUL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCM, 6.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGCM 281635Z AUTO 19012G17KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at KGCM (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 55OK
Based on the nearest station (KGCM), 55OK is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 575 ft). 55OK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTUL, about 15 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 | 1,700 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 36 | 1,700 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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55OK 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 18/361,700 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 55OKWind
- 18
- 12 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 14→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
55OK weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 55OK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCM reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 76%
- 36
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
55OK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGCM, 6.3 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily SR-SS local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55OK
- City
- Inola
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 575 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2240, -95.5783
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCM
- TAF
- Nearest KTUL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gilstrap Field (55OK)
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