Checkpoint Charlie Airport (OI27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKB), OI27 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Checkpoint Charlie Airport in Lowell, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Checkpoint Charlie Airport (OI27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lowell, OH at a field elevation of 640 ft. OI27 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKB, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPKB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKB, 14 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPKB 281753Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02110072 10211 20083 58016
What changed at KPKB (nearest station)?
Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.31 → 30.29 inHg.
Current pilot readout for OI27
Based on the nearest station (KPKB), OI27 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 640 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 31 | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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OI27 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OI27Wind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
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 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OI27 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 OI27
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPKB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. 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.
- 31
- 55%
- 13
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPKB 281720Z 2818/2918 20004KT P6SM SCT200
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Live crosswind meter
OI27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPKB, 14 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OI27
- City
- Lowell
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5557, -81.5677
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPKB
- TAF
- Nearest KPKB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Checkpoint Charlie Airport (OI27)
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