Candy Lake Estate Airport (98OK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVO), 98OK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Candy Lake Estate Airport in Avant, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Candy Lake Estate Airport (98OK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Avant, OK at a field elevation of 685 ft. 98OK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVO, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,008 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBVO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVO, 16.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBVO 281653Z AUTO 18012G22KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02440139
What changed at KBVO (nearest station)?
Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 17 to 22 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 98OK
Based on the nearest station (KBVO), 98OK is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 685 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,008 ft | TURF-G | 12 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 35 | 2,008 ft | TURF-G | 12 kt tail | 0 kt |
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98OK 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 17/352,008 × 51 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 98OKWind
- 17
- 12 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 12 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 11→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
98OK weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 98OK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
FSM UA /OV XNA/TM 1355/FLUNKN/TP E135/RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEFT CROSSWIND 20KT, 200FT RIGHT CROSSWIND 10KT
FSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV XNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP E135Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEF…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 98OK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 79%
- 35
- 21%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KBVO 281720Z 2818/2918 18012G20KT P6SM SKC FM282300 18003KT P6SM FEW250 FM291400 22010KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
98OK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVO, 17 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 17, 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
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 98OK
- City
- Avant
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 685 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.4892, -96.0528
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,008 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBVO
- TAF
- Nearest KBVO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Candy Lake Estate Airport (98OK)
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