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Lake Air Ranch Airport (87OI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCW), 87OI is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lake Air Ranch Airport in Norwalk, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Air Ranch Airport (87OI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Norwalk, OH at a field elevation of 690 ft. 87OI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCW, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFD.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCW, 18.3 nm away.

Wind
270° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPCW 281915Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3020 RMK AO2

What changed at KPCW (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 7 kt.

Current pilot readout for 87OI

Based on the nearest station (KPCW), 87OI is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 690 ft). 87OI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMFD, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV1 kt head7 kt right
010 kt head7 kt left

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87OI 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    2,100 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 87OI
    Wind
    01
    0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    19
    1 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071519Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

87OI weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 87OI

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1810Z (2:10 PM EDT) · 91 NM S of 87OI · 5,000 ft MSL · P32R
con light chop turbulence
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CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.
PIREP1627Z (12:27 PM EDT) · 18 NM NW of 87OI · altitude unknown · UNKN
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PCW UA /OV PCW /TM 1627 /FLUNKN /TP UNKN /RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING HZ AS REPORTED ON METAR
PCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.
RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING H…Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 65 NM NW of 87OI · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 96 NM NE of 87OI · 17,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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HZY UA /OV JFN010014/TM 1342/FL170/TP TBM9/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM ZOB
HZY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JFN010014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 87OI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPCW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 37

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
51%
01
49%

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Live crosswind meter

87OI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCW, 18 nm away.

N19017 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 85° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lake Air Ranch Airport (87OI)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily 0700-1900 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
87OI
City
Norwalk
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
690 ft
Coordinates
41.2723, -82.6230
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPCW
TAF
Nearest KMFD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Air Ranch Airport (87OI)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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