Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport (KAOV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:45 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBBG), KAOV is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport in Ava, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBBG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport (KAOV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ava, MO at a field elevation of 1,311 ft. KAOV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBBG, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,634 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBBG, 36.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBBG 281645Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3023
What changed at KBBG (nearest station)?
Since the 1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KAOV
Based on the nearest station (KBBG), KAOV is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,311 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,634 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 31 | 3,634 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KAOV 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 13/313,634 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAOVWind
- 13
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 22 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAOV 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAOV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBBG reported mostly VFR across 42 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 79%
- 31
- 21%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KBBG 281720Z 2818/2918 14007KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KAOV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBBG, 36 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAOV
- FAA LID
- AOV
- City
- Ava
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,311 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9719, -92.6819
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,634 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBBG
- TAF
- Nearest KBBG
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 46m
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