Fairmont Field Airport (OK16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:50 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KWDG), OK16 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fairmont Field Airport in Fairmont, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWDG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fairmont Field Airport (OK16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairmont, OK at a field elevation of 1,170 ft. OK16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWDG, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,540 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWDG, 6 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWDG 281250Z 17010KT 10SM SCT120 17/14 A3006
What changed at KWDG (nearest station)?
Since the 1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for OK16
Based on the nearest station (KWDG), OK16 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,170 ft). OK16 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSWO, about 31 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 | 2,540 ft | GRS | 10 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 2,540 ft | GRS | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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OK16 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 17/352,540 × 65 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at OK16Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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“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 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OK16 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 OK16
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICT UA /OV ICT090040/TM 1032/FL140/TP B752/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ICT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURD /ZKC FDC/XJRemarks.Show raw report
ICT UUA /OV ICT025017/TM 1012/FL140/TP B38M/TB SEV 130-140/RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC/XJ
ICT UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV ICT025017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1012Reported at 10:12 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB SEV 130-140Turbulence: severe 13,000–14,000 ft.RM DURC OUT OF KICT /ZKC FDC…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at OK16
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KWDG reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. 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.
- 17
- 82%
- 35
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
OK16 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KWDG, 6 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1OK
- City
- Fairmont
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,170 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.3647, -97.6678
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,540 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KWDG
- TAF
- Nearest KSWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fairmont Field Airport (OK16)
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