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May Ranch Airport (OK54) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAVK), OK54 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near May Ranch Airport in Alva, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

May Ranch Airport (OK54) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alva, OK at a field elevation of 1,833 ft. OK54 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVK, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWWR.

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VFR
Observed 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVK, 20.9 nm away.

Wind
190° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,500 ft
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 4,500 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAVK 272055Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM OVC045 22/17 A3003 RMK A01

What changed at KAVK (nearest station)?

Since the 2035Z (3:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for OK54

Based on the nearest station (KAVK), OK54 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 1,833 ft). OK54 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWWR, about 42 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
17FAV11 kt head2 kt right
262 kt head11 kt left
082 kt tail11 kt right
3511 kt tail2 kt left

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OK54 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 08/26
    1,500 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at OK54
    Wind
    08
    2 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    26
    2 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at OK54
    Wind
    17
    11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    35
    11 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122321Z07Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→11 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 4,500 ft.

OK54 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 OK54

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

PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 70 NM NW of OK54 · 3,600 ft MSL · BE30
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DDC UA /OV DDC/TM 1853/FL036/TP BE30/SK TOP 049 BASE 036/IC NEG DURD/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
DDC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DDCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL036Altitude: 3,600 ft MSL.
TP BE30Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 049 BASE 036Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEG DURDIcing: none reported durd.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP1532Z (10:32 AM CDT) · 99 NM NW of OK54 · 5,000 ft MSL · C441
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GCK UA /OV KGCK/TM 1532/FL050/TP C441/SK BASE 033 TOP 050/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
GCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1532Reported at 15:32 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C441Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 033 TOP 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 88 NM NE of OK54 · 3,600 ft MSL · COL3
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ICT UA /OV ICT360010/TM 1530/FL036/TP COL3/SK BKN036 TOPS 040
ICT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ICT360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL036Altitude: 3,600 ft MSL.
TP COL3Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN036 TOPS 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1525Z (10:25 AM CDT) · 99 NM NW of OK54 · during descent · C425
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GCK UA /OV KGCK/TM 1525/FL050/TP C425/SK OVC033/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM TOPS 050 BASE 033 DURD RY17 GCK
GCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C425Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM TOPS 050 BASE 033 DURD RY…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at OK54

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAVK reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 31%IFR 7%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 9/16 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 5%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

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.

17
69%
35
19%
08
11%
26
1%

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Live crosswind meter

OK54 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAVK, 21 nm away.

N173511 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of May Ranch Airport (OK54)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
OK54
City
Alva
State
Oklahoma
Country
United States
Elevation
1,833 ft
Coordinates
36.9967, -99.0048
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAVK
TAF
Nearest KWWR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 30m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for May Ranch Airport (OK54)

Community-submitted

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

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