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El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KRQO is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for El Reno Regional Airport in El Reno, OK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around El Reno, OK at a field elevation of 1,420 ft. KRQO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (17/35, 18/36), the longest 5,600 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
180° 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRQO 281715Z AUTO 18019KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3011 RMK AO2 PWINO

What changed at KRQO?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KRQO

KRQO is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17, 18). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 1,420 ft). KRQO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOKC, about 21 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV19 kt head0 kt
1819 kt head0 kt
3519 kt tail0 kt
3619 kt tail0 kt

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KRQO 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 17/35
    5,600 × 75 ft · CONC-TRTD-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRQO
    Wind
    17
    19 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    19 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    4,017 × 190 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRQO
    Wind
    18
    19 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    19 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0122417Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 17→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KRQO 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KRQO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KRQO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 12/21 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/21 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17/18
81%
35/36
19%

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Live KRQO Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KRQO's own weather station.

N173519 kt
Headwind
19 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 5,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO) with runway 17/35, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35, 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
Mon - Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat-Sun 0900-1600 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KRQO
IATA
RQO
FAA LID
RQO
City
El Reno
State
Oklahoma
Country
United States
Elevation
1,420 ft
Coordinates
35.4727, -98.0058
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,600 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KOKC
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO)

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