Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (K60J) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCRE), K60J is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Odell Williamson Municipal Airport in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCRE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (K60J) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ocean Isle Beach, NC at a field elevation of 33 ft. K60J has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCRE, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,198 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCRE, 15.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCRE 281053Z 02006KT 9SM CLR 13/12 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01330122
What changed at KCRE (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K60J
Based on the nearest station (KCRE), K60J is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 4,198 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 24 | 4,198 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K60J 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 06/244,198 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K60JWind
- 06
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K60J 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 K60J
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EWN UA /OV 10 E WN/TM 1110/FL30/TP C172/SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FT
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10 E WNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MYR UA /OV 7 W MYR/TM 1109/FL035/TP C208/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH
MYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 7 W MYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1109Reported at 11:09 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K60J
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCRE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 72%
- 24
- 28%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0858Z (4:58 AM EDT)
TAF KCRE 280858Z 2809/2906 03003KT P6SM SKC FM281100 03006KT P6SM OVC025 FM281300 04010G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM282300 03008KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
K60J has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCRE, 16 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 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
- Jun-Aug Tue-Sun 1000-1700 local; Sep-May Sat-Sun 1000-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 60J
- City
- Ocean Isle Beach
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.9085, -78.4367
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,198 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCRE
- TAF
- Nearest KCRE
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (K60J)
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