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Oakley Municipal Airport (KOEL) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KOEL is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Oakley Municipal Airport in Oakley, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Oakley Municipal Airport (KOEL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oakley, KS at a field elevation of 3,045 ft. KOEL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 16/34), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.325.

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LIFR
Observed 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
310° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOEL 281635Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM OVC002 11/10 A2999 RMK AO1 T01120098

What changed at KOEL?

Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 280° to 310°.
  • Visibility improved from 5 SM to 10 SM.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.97 → 29.99 inHg.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for KOEL

KOEL is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (26, 34). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 3,045 ft). KOEL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 44 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
26FAV5 kt head4 kt right
345 kt head4 kt left
085 kt tail4 kt left
165 kt tail4 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KOEL runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 08/26
    2,153 × 110 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KOEL
    Wind
    08
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    26
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    5,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KOEL
    Wind
    16
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    34
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102117Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling 100 ft → 200 ft.

KOEL 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 KOEL

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

PIREP1527Z (10:27 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of KOEL · 9,000 ft MSL · T206
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AKO UA /OV TXC090020/TM 1527/FL090/TP T206/SK SKC/RM VMC ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXC090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1527Reported at 15:27 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP T206Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC ZDVWC-07Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (10:17 AM CDT) · 67 NM N of KOEL · 3,000 ft MSL · C208
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 66 NM N of KOEL · 2,500 ft MSL · BE65
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MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 59 NM SW of KOEL · during descent · PC12
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LAA UA /OV LAA050045/TM 1258/FL070/TP PC12/SK SKC/TA 15/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAA050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZD…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KOEL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KOEL reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 69 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 35%MVFR 41%IFR 7%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 53%MVFR 13%IFR 16%LIFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 36

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
51%
08
22%
34
18%
26
9%

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Live KOEL Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KOEL's own weather station.

N34167 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Oakley Municipal Airport (KOEL) with runway 08/26, 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 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 · Jet A · Jet A-1+
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KOEL
FAA LID
OEL
City
Oakley
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,045 ft
Coordinates
39.1099, -100.8160
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGLD
AWOS/ASOS
118.325 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Oakley Municipal Airport (KOEL)

Community-submitted

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

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