Logsdon Ranch Airport (OK43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAVK), OK43 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 23 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Logsdon Ranch Airport in Alva, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Logsdon Ranch Airport (OK43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alva, OK at a field elevation of 1,475 ft. OK43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWWR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVK, 14.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 23 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAVK 281935Z AUTO 19023G29KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2997 RMK A01
What changed at KAVK (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for OK43
Based on the nearest station (KAVK), OK43 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 23 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,200 ft (field elevation 1,475 ft). OK43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWWR, about 43 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 | 1,350 ft | TURF | 22 kt head | 5 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 1,350 ft | TURF | 23 kt tail | 4 kt left (g5) |
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OK43 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 17/351,350 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OK43Wind
- 17
- 22 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 23 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 12→23 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.
OK43 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 OK43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAVK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 35 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,400 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
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
OK43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAVK, 15 nm away.
Wind is 12° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- OK43
- City
- Alva
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,475 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.5306, -98.6367
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,350 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAVK
- TAF
- Nearest KWWR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Logsdon Ranch Airport (OK43)
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