Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport (KO28) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLLR), KO28 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 8 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport in Willits, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLLR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport (KO28) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Willits, CA at a field elevation of 2,066 ft. KO28 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLLR, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,705 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUKI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLLR, 21.1 nm away.
Wind from the north (360°) at 8 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLLR 281915Z AUTO 36008G19KT 330V030 10SM CLR 15/05 A3007 RMK A01
What changed at KLLR (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 14 to 19 kt.
- Wind direction moved from 330° to 360°.
Current pilot readout for KO28
Based on the nearest station (KLLR), KO28 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 8 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 2,066 ft). KO28 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUKI, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 2,705 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 16 | 2,705 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left (g2) |
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KO28 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 16/342,705 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KO28Wind
- 16
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 14→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KO28 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 KO28
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UKI UA /OV 82CL-UKI315010 /TM 1720 /FL050 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV40SM /TB NEG
UKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 82CL-UKI315010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV40SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KO28
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLLR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 88%
- 16
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KO28 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLLR, 21 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- O28
- City
- Willits
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,066 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4513, -123.3724
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,705 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLLR
- TAF
- Nearest KUKI
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport (KO28)
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