Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 10:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, KOAK is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 25,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KOAK right now.
Live aviation weather for Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport in Oakland, CA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Oakland, CA at a field elevation of 9 ft. KOAK reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 4 physical runways (10L/28R, 10R/28L, 12/30, 15/33), the longest 10,520 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the west (270°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 25,000 ft.
METAR KOAK 281753Z 27005KT 10SM BKN250 16/10 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01560100 10156 20072 50008
Current runway configuration at KOAK
As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.
Updated 3 min ago (1831Z / 11:31 AM PDT)
This configuration has been stated since 2246Z (3:46 PM PDT).
Current pilot readout for KOAK
KOAK is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 25,000 ft ceiling. The tower TFDM states arrivals on runway 30, 33, 28R and 28L and departures on runway 30, 33, 28R and 28L; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 2–5 kt; the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (28L, 28R, 30). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 9 ft). KOAK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOAK, about 0 nm away.
KOAK by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for OAK in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from OAK's own airspace.
KOAK reported VFR in 79% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 291 flyable days a year. March is the most reliable month and August the least, with IFR or worse 18% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 7% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 1%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, the northwest-facing ends (28L, 28R, 30) had the best headwind 66% of the time, the southeast-facing ends (10L, 10R, 12) 13%, and winds were calm 15% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 44 days a year, and fog or mist on 112. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 12% of hours, against 2% in August.
OAK departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time across 32,217 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (94%) and after 9 PM did worst (56%).
Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KOAK ran northwest flow 100% of the time. Runway 30 was named for arrivals most often (98% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 17 times.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025, BTS airline on-time data and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
OAK ATIS INFO Y 1753Z. 26005KT 10SM BKN250 16/10 A3006 (THREE ZERO ZERO SIX). ILS, AND VA, RWYS 30 AND 28R. FLOW TO LAX, SAN, SLC, SEA, SFO, PDX. CTN, CRANE 1.6 MILE SE, , AT 140 FEET AGL. CAUTION, BIRDS NEAR AIRPORT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO Y.
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28LFAV | 6,213 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 28R | 5,457 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 30 | 10,520 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 33 | 3,376 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 15 | 3,376 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 12 | 10,520 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 10L | 5,457 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| 10R | 6,213 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KOAK runways
4 physical runways · 8 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- No closure reportedRunway 10L/28R5,457 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use28RARR/DEPWind
- 10L
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28R
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - No closure reportedRunway 10R/28L6,213 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use28LARR/DEPWind
- 10R
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28L
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - No closure reportedRunway 12/3010,520 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use30ARR/DEPWind
- 12
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - No closure reportedRunway 15/333,376 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent use33ARR/DEPWind
- 15
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the tower TFDM configurationstates; 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.
KOAK 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 KOAK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28L/28R
- 80%
- 15
- 8%
- 10L/10R
- 5%
- 30
- 4%
- 33
- 2%
- 12
- 1%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOAK's own weather station.
Wind is 22° off runway 28L, the runway in use per the tower.
Asphalt · 6,213 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 12/30, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Large airport
- ICAO
- KOAK
- IATA
- OAK
- FAA LID
- OAK
- City
- Oakland
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 9 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7201, -122.2212
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,520 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Nearest KOAK
- ATIS
- 133.775 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 42m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- Masonic Home Flying Club - Mission Blvd , Union City, CA · 14 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KOAK
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KOAK reported VFR conditions during about 78.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 291 VFR flying days a year. March had the most VFR weather; August had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.1 kt, calm 13.7% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79.8 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 83.3 | 12.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 84.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 82.1 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 70.8 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 72.2 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 61.3 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 60.7 | 21.0 | 17.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 72.9 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 82.0 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 82.5 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 78.8 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 kt |
| Feb | 6.5 kt |
| Mar | 7.6 kt |
| Apr | 8.4 kt |
| May | 9.1 kt |
| Jun | 8.7 kt |
| Jul | 8.6 kt |
| Aug | 8.0 kt |
| Sep | 7.0 kt |
| Oct | 5.8 kt |
| Nov | 5.1 kt |
| Dec | 5.4 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KOAK airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK)
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