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Franklin County Airport (KUOS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBGF), KUOS is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Franklin County Airport in Sewanee, TN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBGF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Franklin County Airport (KUOS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sewanee, TN at a field elevation of 1,953 ft. KUOS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBGF, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHA.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBGF, 8.4 nm away.

Wind
110° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBGF 282335Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3023 RMK A01

What changed at KBGF (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KUOS

Based on the nearest station (KBGF), KUOS is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,953 ft). KUOS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 36 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
07FAV3 kt head3 kt right
253 kt tail3 kt left

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KUOS runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    3,700 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KUOS
    Wind
    07
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    25
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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
081600Z11Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KUOS 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KUOS

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

PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 14 NM S of KUOS · 22,000 ft MSL · BE20
trace rime icing
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CHA UA /OV GQO270035/TM 2159/FL220/TP BE20/SK IMC/TA M18/IC TRACE RIME/RM ZME60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO270035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 45 NM S of KUOS · 23,000 ft MSL · PC12
occasional light chop turbulencelight rime 230 icing
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4A9 UA /OV 4A9/TM 1940/FL230/TP PC12/TA M8/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 230/RM ZTLFD-05
4A9 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4A9Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC LGT RIME 230Icing: light rime 230.
RM ZTLFD-05Remarks.
PIREP1928Z (2:28 PM CDT) · 78 NM E of KUOS · 25,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime 26,000–25,000 ft icing
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CHA UA /OV GQO090040/TM 1928/FL250/TP E145/TA M6/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 260-250/RM ZTLFD-39
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1928Reported at 19:28 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 260-250Icing: light rime 26,000–25,000 ft.
RM ZTLFD-39Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KUOS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBGF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
72%
25
28%

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Live crosswind meter

KUOS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBGF, 8.4 nm away.

N07254 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Franklin County Airport (KUOS)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Mon-Sat 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KUOS
IATA
UOS
FAA LID
UOS
City
Sewanee
State
Tennessee
Country
United States
Elevation
1,953 ft
Coordinates
35.2048, -85.8991
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBGF
TAF
Nearest KCHA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
22h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Franklin County Airport (KUOS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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