Bratton Airport (OL38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRKR), OL38 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bratton Airport in Poteau, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bratton Airport (OL38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Poteau, OK at a field elevation of 457 ft. OL38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKR, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKR, 4.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRKR 281915Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3013 RMK AO2
What changed at KRKR (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for OL38
Based on the nearest station (KRKR), OL38 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 457 ft). OL38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFSM, about 19 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 | 1,200 ft | Turf | 7 kt head | 0 kt |
| 35 | 1,200 ft | Turf | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
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OL38 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 17/351,200 × 45 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at OL38Wind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 7 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 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OL38 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of OL38
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 1619/FL042/TP C208/SK BASE 042 TOP 046/RM ZME 01
HOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 042 TOP 046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZME 01Remarks.Show raw report
FSM UA /OV XNA/TM 1355/FLUNKN/TP E135/RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEFT CROSSWIND 20KT, 200FT RIGHT CROSSWIND 10KT
FSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV XNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP E135Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEF…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at OL38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 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.
- 17
- 65%
- 35
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
OL38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRKR, 4.1 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OL38
- City
- Poteau
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 457 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0856, -94.5950
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKR
- TAF
- Nearest KFSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bratton Airport (OL38)
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