Porter Airport (OL44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCSM), OL44 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Porter Airport in Retrop, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCSM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Porter Airport (OL44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Retrop, OK at a field elevation of 1,807 ft. OL44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCSM, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,213 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLTS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCSM, 15.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCSM 281553Z 19019KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02060150
What changed at KCSM (nearest station)?
Since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for OL44
Based on the nearest station (KCSM), OL44 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,700 ft (field elevation 1,807 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 | 1,213 ft | Turf | 19 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 1,213 ft | Turf | 19 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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OL44 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 18/361,213 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at OL44Wind
- 18
- 19 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 19 kt tailwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 17→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OL44 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of OL44
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1556/FL038/TP CL35/SK BKN 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1556Reported at 15:56 UTC.FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZFW35Remarks.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV GTH/TM 1544/FL360/TP B788/TB NEG/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B788Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW93Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at OL44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCSM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 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.
- 18
- 94%
- 36
- 6%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1543Z (10:43 AM CDT)
TAF KCSM 281543Z 2816/2912 18015G22KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 2816/2819 BKN024 FM290000 18014KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
OL44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCSM, 15 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- OL44
- City
- Retrop
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,807 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.1331, -99.3839
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,213 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCSM
- TAF
- Nearest KLTS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Porter Airport (OL44)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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