Quonset State Airport (KOQU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:35 AM ET, Oct 28, KOQU has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 340° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown, RI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Quonset State Airport (KOQU) is a regional airport serving North Kingstown, RI at a field elevation of 18 ft. KOQU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 16/34), the longest 7,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg.
METAR KOQU 280935Z AUTO 34006KT CLR 05/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KOQU?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KOQU
KOQU has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 340° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -1,850 ft (field elevation 18 ft). KOQU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVD, about 8 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 | 7,000 ft | PEM | 6 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 05 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 23 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 16 | 7,000 ft | PEM | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KOQU 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 05/234,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOQUWind
- 05
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/347,000 × 150 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOQUWind
- 16
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 6 kt headwind · 2 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 16→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KOQU 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 KOQU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KOQU reported mostly VFR across 74 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,700 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 38%
- 05
- 28%
- 23
- 25%
- 16
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOQU's own weather station.
Wind is 15° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 7,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KOQU
- IATA
- NCO
- FAA LID
- OQU
- City
- North Kingstown
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5971, -71.4121
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPVD
- CTAF
- 126.35 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 58m
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Within 25 NM
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KOQU 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 Quonset State Airport (KOQU)
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