Ives Airport (OK96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:10 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCQB), OK96 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ives Airport in Wellston, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ives Airport (OK96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wellston, OK at a field elevation of 1,035 ft. OK96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCQB, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCQB, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 13 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCQB 281910Z AUTO 18013G19KT 10SM SCT040 27/16 A3008 RMK AO2 T02700162
What changed at KCQB (nearest station)?
Since the 1850Z (1:50 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1850Z (1:50 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for OK96
Based on the nearest station (KCQB), OK96 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,550 ft (field elevation 1,035 ft). OK96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSWO, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 3 kt right (g5) |
| 34 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 13 kt tail | 0 kt |
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OK96 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 16/342,000 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OK96Wind
- 16
- 13 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 13 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 24 h: wind 9→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OK96 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 OK96
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCQB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 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.
- 16
- 77%
- 34
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
OK96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCQB, 13 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 16, 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
- Daily DALGT local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OK96
- City
- Wellston
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,035 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.7564, -97.0848
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCQB
- TAF
- Nearest KSWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ives Airport (OK96)
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