Kegelman AF Aux Field (KCKA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANY), KCKA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 21 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kegelman AF Aux Field in Cherokee, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kegelman AF Aux Field (KCKA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cherokee, OK at a field elevation of 1,203 ft. KCKA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANY, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 7,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPNC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANY, 25.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 21 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KANY 281615Z AUTO 19021G26KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/08
What changed at KANY (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KCKA
Based on the nearest station (KANY), KCKA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 21 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,203 ft). KCKA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPNC, about 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 7,800 ft | CON | 21 kt head | 3 kt right (g4) |
| 35 | 7,800 ft | CON | 21 kt tail | 3 kt left (g4) |
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KCKA 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 17/357,800 × 150 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCKAWind
- 17
- 21 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 21 kt tailwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 9→21 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → unlimited.
KCKA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KCKA
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 KCKA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 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.
- 17
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
KCKA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANY, 26 nm away.
Wind is 8° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCKA
- IATA
- CKA
- FAA LID
- CKA
- City
- Cherokee
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,203 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7343, -98.1235
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KANY
- TAF
- Nearest KPNC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 13m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- SPADS RC Club - S Boomer Rd , Enid, OK · 25 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Kegelman AF Aux Field (KCKA)
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