Grand Isle Airport (OK18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K1K8), OK18 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots gusting 10, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Grand Isle Airport in Big Cabin, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K1K8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grand Isle Airport (OK18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Cabin, OK at a field elevation of 636 ft. OK18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K1K8, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTUL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K1K8, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, gusting 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K1K8 281155Z AUTO 18005G10KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3015 RMK AO2
What changed at K1K8 (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for OK18
Based on the nearest station (K1K8), OK18 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots gusting 10, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 636 ft). OK18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTUL, about 37 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 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 35 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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OK18 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 17/352,200 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OK18Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 0→5 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
OK18 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at OK18
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K1K8 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 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
- 74%
- 35
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
OK18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K1K8, 10 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OK18
- City
- Big Cabin
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.4234, -95.1711
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K1K8
- TAF
- Nearest KTUL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grand Isle Airport (OK18)
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