Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, KELK is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Elk City Regional Business Airport in Elk City, OK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elk City, OK at a field elevation of 2,013 ft. KELK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,399 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.225.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KELK 282355Z AUTO 20010KT 9SM CLR 22/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T02210186 10251 20221 58002 $
What changed at KELK?
Since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KELK
KELK is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 2,013 ft). KELK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLTS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 5,399 ft | CON | 9 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 5,399 ft | CON | 9 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KELK 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 17/355,399 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KELKWind
- 17
- 9 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 9 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 23 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling 4,000 ft → unlimited.
KELK 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 KELK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAW UA /OV LAW/TM 2355/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CAT /RM ZFW48
LAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2355Reported at 23:55 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CATTurbulence: light clear-air turbulence.RM ZFW48Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KELK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KELK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,200 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
- 82%
- 35
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KELK's own weather station.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 5,399 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KELK
- IATA
- ELK
- FAA LID
- ELK
- City
- Elk City
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,013 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4308, -99.3943
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,399 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLTS
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.225 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 31m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Elk City Flying Aces RC Club - W 20th St , Elk City, OK · 5 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Elk City Regional Business Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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