Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport in Olean, NY, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Olean, NY at 2,135 ft. KOLE reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 4 runways (04, 16, 22, 34) — longest 4,800 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track KOLE in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

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Current pilot readout for KOLE

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Runway wind check

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

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KOLE. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm — calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
04	4,800 ft	ASP	—	—
16	2,117 ft	GRS	—	—
22	4,800 ft	ASP	—	—
34	2,117 ft	GRS	—	—

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KOLE weather radar

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

Live weather radar around Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport in Olean, NY: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KOLE is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KOLE

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

PIREP0215Z (10:15 PM EDT) · 93 NM SE of KOLE · 37,000 ft MSL · B763

moderate turbulence

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IPT UA /OV FQM050020/TM 0215/FL370/TP B763/TB MOD

IPT UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FQM050020Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0215Reported at 02:15 UTC.

FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.

TP B763Aircraft type reporting.

TB MODTurbulence: moderate.

PIREP0135Z (9:35 PM EDT) · 39 NM NE of KOLE · 35,000 ft MSL · A333

continuous lght occasional moderate turbulence

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ROC UA /OV GEE170020/TM 0135/FL350/TP A333/TB CONS LGHT OCNL MOD /RM ZOB

ROC UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV GEE170020Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0135Reported at 01:35 UTC.

FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.

TP A333Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGHT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous lght occasional moderate.

RM ZOBRemarks.

PIREP0037Z (8:37 PM EDT) · 91 NM SE of KOLE · 33,000 ft MSL · UAL260

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ARP UAL260 4131N 07635W 0037 F330 TB MODERATE SK IC

ARP UAL260 4131N 07635W 0037…Header — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

PIREP0014Z (8:14 PM EDT) · 86 NM E of KOLE · 2,800 ft MSL · E145

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ITH UA /OV KITH/TM 0014/FL028/TP E145/SK OVC028-TOPUNKN/RM APPROACH END RWY 14

ITH UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV KITHLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.

FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.

TP E145Aircraft type reporting.

SK OVC028-TOPUNKNSky condition — cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM APPROACH END RWY 14Remarks.

PIREP2320Z (7:20 PM EDT) · 82 NM NE of KOLE · 35,000 ft MSL · A321

cont light chop occasional moderate 35,000–31,000 ft turbulence

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SYR UA /OV SYR270030/TM 2320/FL350/TP A321/TB CONT LGT CHOP OCNL MOD 350-310

SYR UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SYR270030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.

FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.

TP A321Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONT LGT CHOP OCNL MOD 35…Turbulence: cont light chop occasional moderate 35,000–31,000 ft.

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Recent aviation weather trends at KOLE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected — check back in a few days.

Last 7 days

VFR 76%MVFR 12%IFR 5%LIFR 7%

Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt

Max gust: —

Lowest ceiling: 100 ft

Lowest vis: 0.25 sm

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 31

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

22: 57%
04: 25%
34: 14%
16: 4%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: General aviation airport
ICAO: KOLE
IATA: OLE
FAA LID: OLE
City: Olean
State: New York
Country: United States
Elevation: 2,135 ft
Coordinates: 42.2412, -78.3714
Runways: 4
Longest runway: 4,800 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KBFD
Time zone: America/New_York
Next sunset: 19h 49m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

KELZWellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine FieldWellsville, NY19 nm SEMVFR METAR 75NYReiss Game Farm AirportOlean, NY8 nm S 8G3Giermek Executive AirportOlean, NY11 nm S N56Great Valley AirportGreat Valley, NY13 nm W 06PAFreefall Oz AirportCeres, PA15 nm S NK27Hedge Hop FieldSpringville, NY19 nm NW

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

8 airports

KBFDBradford Regional AirportBradford, PA29 nm SWVFR METAR · TAF KDSVDansville Municipal AirportDansville, NY35 nm NEMVFR METAR KJHWChautauqua County-Jamestown AirportJamestown, NY40 nm WMVFR METAR · TAF KDKKChautauqua County-Dunkirk AirportDunkirk, NY43 nm WMVFR METAR KBUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportBuffalo, NY45 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KGVQGenesee County AirportBatavia, NY48 nm NVFR METAR

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KIAGNiagara Falls International AirportNiagara Falls, NY58 nm NWVFR METAR · TAF KROCFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International AirportRochester, NY61 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF D38Canandaigua AirportOntario County IDA, NY61 nm NEMETAR KPEOPenn Yan AirportPenn Yan, NY63 nm NEVFR METAR KELMElmira Corning Regional AirportElmira/Corning, NY66 nm EMVFR METAR · TAF KDUJDuBois Regional AirportDubois, PA68 nm SVFR METAR · TAF

+2 more within 100 NM

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport — live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

Southern Tier Aero Radio Society - Shore Rd — Hindsdale, NY · 3 mi
Seneca Highlands Aero Radio Kontrol Society - W Eldred Rd — Eldred, PA · 21 mi
Wellsville Area Small Plane Society - Pixley Hill Rd — Wellsville, NY · 25 mi

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Historical Flying Weather

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KOLE reported VFR conditions during about 60.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 181 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.8 kt, calm 21.5% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#1385 of 1,400

Regional rank

#158

State rank

#30

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

60.6%

MVFR

20.1%

IFR

11.9%

LIFR

9.6%

Est. VFR days/yr

181

Most VFR month

July

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

1,700 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

21.5%

Median wind

5 kt

Gusty hours

17.3%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

146

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

3,313 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KOLE monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	33.8	32.8	21.7	11.7
Feb	41.8	29.1	18.4	10.7
Mar	54.4	23.3	13.8	8.5
Apr	62.4	17.9	11.0	8.6
May	70.7	13.4	7.9	8.0
Jun	72.1	12.2	7.6	8.2
Jul	77.2	11.7	5.2	5.9
Aug	74.3	12.1	6.5	7.1
Sep	68.5	13.7	8.2	9.7
Oct	58.6	19.2	10.7	11.5
Nov	49.6	28.2	13.1	9.1
Dec	31.6	31.4	20.6	16.5

Average wind by month

KOLE average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	5.8 kt
Feb	5.5 kt
Mar	5.9 kt
Apr	5.7 kt
May	4.9 kt
Jun	4.4 kt
Jul	3.5 kt
Aug	3.4 kt
Sep	3.9 kt
Oct	4.9 kt
Nov	5.3 kt
Dec	5.1 kt

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KOLE weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at KOLE?+

KOLE has 4 runways — 04, 16, 22, 34; the longest is 4,800 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KOLE report its own weather?+

Yes — Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KOLE have a TAF?+

No — KOLE does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFD, about 29 nm away.

Does KOLE broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — KOLE does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KOLE from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE)

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