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Rataiczak Airport (OI62) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:45 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCGF), OI62 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rataiczak Airport in Russell, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCGF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rataiczak Airport (OI62) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Russell, OH at a field elevation of 1,200 ft. OI62 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCGF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLE.

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VFR
Observed 1245Z (8:45 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCGF, 9.3 nm away.

Wind
160° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCGF 281245Z 16003KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3029

Current pilot readout for OI62

Based on the nearest station (KCGF), OI62 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,200 ft). OI62 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLE, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NFAV3 kt tail1 kt right
S3 kt tail1 kt right

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061210Z11Z12Z

Over the last 2 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

OI62 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 OI62

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

PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 41 NM NE of OI62 · 17,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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HZY UA /OV JFN010014/TM 1342/FL170/TP TBM9/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM ZOB
HZY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JFN010014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1320Z (9:20 AM EDT) · 46 NM NW of OI62 · during descent · A319
light rime icing
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CLE UA /OV BRWNZ/TM 1320/FL100/TP A319/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD
CLE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRWNZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1320Reported at 13:20 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 82 NM NW of OI62 · 15,000 ft MSL · E75S
light rime icing
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DTW UA /OV 20 SE DTW/TM 1244/FL150/TP E75S/TA M06/IC LGT RIME
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SE DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1223Z (8:23 AM EDT) · 96 NM NW of OI62 · 17,000 ft MSL · FA20
light rime 11,000–17,000 ft icing
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DTW UA /OV SVM090025/TM 1223/FL170/TP FA20/TA M01/IC LGT RIME 110-170/RM ZOB
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP FA20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 110-170Icing: light rime 11,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) · 87 NM NW of OI62 · 12,000 ft MSL · A321
lt rime 16,500–14,000 ft icing
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DTW UA /OV 15 SE DTW/TM 1154/FL120/TP A321/TA -11/IC LT RIME 165-140
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15 SE DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1154Reported at 11:54 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TA -11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LT RIME 165-140Icing: lt rime 16,500–14,000 ft.
PIREP1149Z (7:49 AM EDT) · 99 NM W of OI62 · 17,000 ft MSL · CL35
light rime icing
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TTF UA /OV 10S CRL/TM 1149/FL170/TP CL35/TA M14/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
TTF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10S CRLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1149Reported at 11:49 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1128Z (7:28 AM EDT) · 96 NM S of OI62 · 16,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1128/FL160/TP PC12/IC NEG
ZZV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ZZVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1118Z (7:18 AM EDT) · 50 NM S of OI62 · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV105020/TM 1118/FL165/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSV105020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at OI62

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
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.

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rataiczak Airport (OI62)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
OI62
City
Russell
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
1,200 ft
Coordinates
41.4764, -81.3171
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCGF
TAF
Nearest KCLE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rataiczak Airport (OI62)

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

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