Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, KOWI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Ottawa Municipal Airport in Ottawa, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ottawa, KS at a field elevation of 966 ft. KOWI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 17/35), the longest 4,500 ft.
Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOWI 290455Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3006 RMK A01
What changed at KOWI?
Since the 0435Z (11:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0435Z (11:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KOWI
KOWI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 966 ft). KOWI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,500 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 13 | 1,550 ft | GRS | 7 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 31 | 1,550 ft | GRS | 7 kt tail | 6 kt left |
| 35 | 4,500 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KOWI 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 13/311,550 × 95 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOWIWind
- 13
- 7 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 7 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/354,500 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOWIWind
- 17
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 9 kt tailwind · 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 7→9 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → unlimited.
KOWI 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 KOWI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KOWI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 55%
- 13
- 28%
- 35
- 10%
- 31
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOWI's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 17/35 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
- Tues - Sat 0800 - 1400 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KOWI
- FAA LID
- OWI
- City
- Ottawa
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 966 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5387, -95.2530
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 18h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)
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