Alva Regional Airport (KAVK) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KAVK is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Alva Regional Airport in Alva, OK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Alva Regional Airport (KAVK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alva, OK at a field elevation of 1,477 ft. KAVK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 5,001 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 121.125.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAVK 280555Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT100 17/16 A3002 RMK A01
What changed at KAVK?
Since the 0535Z (12:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0535Z (12:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KAVK
KAVK is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,477 ft). KAVK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWWR, about 46 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 | 5,001 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 09 | 1,390 ft | GRE | 2 kt head | 10 kt right |
| 27 | 1,390 ft | GRE | 2 kt tail | 10 kt left |
| 36 | 5,001 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KAVK runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/271,390 × 170 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at KAVKWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/365,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAVKWind
- 18
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling 4,000 ft → unlimited.
KAVK 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 KAVK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KAVK reported mostly VFR across 63 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 70%
- 36
- 19%
- 09
- 9%
- 27
- 2%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KAVK's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAVK
- FAA LID
- AVK
- City
- Alva
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,477 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7732, -98.6699
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KWWR
- AWOS/ASOS
- 121.125 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 17h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alva Regional Airport (KAVK)
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