Pawnee Municipal Airport (H97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWO), H97 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pawnee Municipal Airport in Pawnee, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pawnee Municipal Airport (H97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pawnee, OK at a field elevation of 875 ft. H97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWO, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,133 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSWO, 18.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSWO 281253Z 16009KT 10SM FEW120 17/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01720133
What changed at KSWO (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for H97
Based on the nearest station (KSWO), H97 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 875 ft). H97 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSWO, about 19 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 | 2,133 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 2,133 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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H97 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 18/362,133 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at H97Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 4→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
H97 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of H97
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at H97
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 79%
- 36
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
H97 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWO, 19 nm away.
Wind is 26° 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
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- H97
- City
- Pawnee
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 875 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.3772, -96.8053
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,133 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSWO
- TAF
- Nearest KSWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pawnee Municipal Airport (H97)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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