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Lee Vining Airport (KO24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMMH), KO24 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lee Vining Airport in Lee Vining, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMMH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lee Vining Airport (KO24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lee Vining, CA at a field elevation of 6,802 ft. KO24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMMH, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,920 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (2:15 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMMH, 23.6 nm away.

Wind
120° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 18°F / -8°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMMH 282115Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 14/M08 A3005 RMK AO2

What changed at KMMH (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (1:55 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2055Z (1:55 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KO24

Based on the nearest station (KMMH), KO24 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 8,150 ft (field elevation 6,802 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV8 kt head7 kt left
338 kt tail7 kt right

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KO24 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    3,920 × 60 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KO24
    Wind
    15
    8 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    33
    8 kt tailwind · 7 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0173521Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 17→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KO24 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KO24

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1944Z (12:44 PM PDT) · 80 NM NE of KO24 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
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TPH UA /OV MVA060019 /TM 1944 /FL370 /TP B38M /SK SKC /WX HZ /TA M61 /WV 25061KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
TPH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVA060019Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1944Reported at 19:44 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA M61Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 25061KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1927Z (12:27 PM PDT) · 82 NM NW of KO24 · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
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PVF UA /OV HNW118008 /TM 1927 /FL190 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M16 /WV 28522KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
PVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HNW118008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M16Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 28522KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KO24

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMMH reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 3%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/20 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

15
57%
33
43%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (10:20 AM PDT)

TAF KMMH 281720Z 2818/2918 13007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

KO24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMMH, 24 nm away.

N153311 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 41° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,920 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lee Vining Airport (KO24) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
7,602 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
O24
City
Lee Vining
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
6,802 ft
Coordinates
37.9583, -119.1070
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,920 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMMH
TAF
Nearest KMMH
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
3h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lee Vining Airport (KO24)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lee Vining Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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