Flying H Airport (OK74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMLC), OK74 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying H Airport in Ashland, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying H Airport (OK74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ashland, OK at a field elevation of 850 ft. OK74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLC, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLC, 12.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMLC 281853Z AUTO 18008G17KT 140V220 10SM CLR 26/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02610122
What changed at KMLC (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.16 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for OK74
Based on the nearest station (KMLC), OK74 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 850 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 0 kt |
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OK74 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 18/362,200 × 45 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OK74Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 8 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 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OK74 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at OK74
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMLC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 57%
- 36
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KMLC 281720Z 2818/2918 19011KT P6SM FEW060 FM282300 17003KT P6SM SCT250 FM291400 20008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC200
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Live crosswind meter
OK74 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMLC, 13 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, 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
- OK74
- City
- Ashland
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.8295, -96.0342
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLC
- TAF
- Nearest KMLC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying H Airport (OK74)
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