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Cherokee Municipal Airport (K4O5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAVK), K4O5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Cherokee Municipal Airport in Cherokee, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cherokee Municipal Airport (K4O5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cherokee, OK at a field elevation of 1,179 ft. K4O5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,770 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVK, 15 nm away.

Wind
180° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,300 ft, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAVK 271615Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM FEW013 BKN080 19/17 A3012 RMK A01

What changed at KAVK (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
  • A ceiling formed at 8,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for K4O5

Based on the nearest station (KAVK), K4O5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 1,179 ft). K4O5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWWR, about 60 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
17FAV10 kt head0 kt
3510 kt tail0 kt

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K4O5 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 17/35
    3,770 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K4O5
    Wind
    17
    10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0122316Z03Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 16→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,000 ft.

K4O5 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 K4O5

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

PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of K4O5 · 3,600 ft MSL · COL3
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ICT UA /OV ICT360010/TM 1530/FL036/TP COL3/SK BKN036 TOPS 040
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL036Altitude: 3,600 ft MSL.
TP COL3Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN036 TOPS 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1508Z (10:08 AM CDT) · 80 NM N of K4O5 · during climb · EA50
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HUT UA /OV KHUT/TM 1508/FL025/TP EA50/SK OVC025-TOPUNKN/RM DURC RWY13 HUT
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1508Reported at 15:08 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY13 HUTRemarks.
PIREP1507Z (10:07 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of K4O5 · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
light to moderate turbulence
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END UA /OV END360035/TM 1507/FL360/TP B752/TB LGT-MOD/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
END UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV END360035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1436Z (9:36 AM CDT) · 75 NM N of K4O5 · 2,300 ft MSL · EA50
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HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1436/FL023/TP EA50/RM BASES 2300
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1436Reported at 14:36 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2300Remarks.
PIREP1311Z (8:11 AM CDT) · 65 NM NE of K4O5 · 4,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ICT UA /OV ICT180004/TM 1311/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040 TOPS 058
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT180004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1311Reported at 13:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040 TOPS 058Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 75 NM N of K4O5 · 2,400 ft MSL · BE55
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HUT UA /OV HUT/TM 1310/FL024/TP BE55/RM BASES 2400
HUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 2400Remarks.
PIREP1257Z (7:57 AM CDT) · 58 NM E of K4O5 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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PNC UA /OV PER/TM 1257/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZKC FDC FN
PNC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PERLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1257Reported at 12:57 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1114Z (6:14 AM CDT) · 82 NM NE of K4O5 · 14,000 ft MSL · PA46
light rime icing
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ICT UA /OV ICT100030/TM 1114/FL140/TP PA46/TA M01/IC LGT RIME/RM LGT RIME FL120-FL140 /ZKC/FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT100030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1114Reported at 11:14 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM LGT RIME FL120-FL140 /ZKC…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K4O5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAVK reported mostly VFR across 64 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 67%MVFR 25%IFR 6%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 9/16 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

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.

17
75%
35
25%

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Live crosswind meter

K4O5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAVK, 15 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,770 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cherokee Municipal Airport (K4O5) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4O5
City
Cherokee
State
Oklahoma
Country
United States
Elevation
1,179 ft
Coordinates
36.7880, -98.3585
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,770 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAVK
TAF
Nearest KWWR
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cherokee Municipal Airport (K4O5)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cherokee Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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