Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, KOLZ is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 22 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Oelwein Municipal Airport in Oelwein, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oelwein, IA at a field elevation of 1,076 ft. KOLZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 18/36), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.675.
Wind from the south (180°) at 22 kt, gusting 27 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOLZ 281935Z AUTO 18022G27KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3000 RMK A01
What changed at KOLZ?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 27 kt.
Current pilot readout for KOLZ
KOLZ is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 22 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 1,076 ft). KOLZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,822 ft | GRS | 22 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 13 | 4,000 ft | CON | 16 kt head | 16 kt right (g19) |
| 31 | 4,000 ft | CON | 16 kt tail | 16 kt left (g19) |
| 36 | 1,822 ft | GRS | 22 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KOLZ 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/314,000 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOLZWind
- 13
- 16 kt headwind · 16 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 16 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,822 × 85 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOLZWind
- 18
- 22 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 22 kt tailwind · 1 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→22 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KOLZ 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KOLZ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KOLZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KOLZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 42%
- 18
- 32%
- 31
- 14%
- 36
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOLZ's own weather station.
Wind is 2° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Turf · 1,822 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 18/36 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
- Unattended
- 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
- KOLZ
- FAA LID
- OLZ
- City
- Oelwein
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.6809, -91.9737
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.675 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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