Blackberry Hill Airport (OL55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWO), OL55 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Blackberry Hill Airport in Perkins, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Blackberry Hill Airport (OL55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Perkins, OK at a field elevation of 997 ft. OL55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWO, about 9 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 KSWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSWO, 9.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 16 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSWO 281953Z 18016G26KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/1947 SLP160 T02780156
What changed at KSWO (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.06 → 30.04 inHg.
Current pilot readout for OL55
Based on the nearest station (KSWO), OL55 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 997 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 | 16 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | Turf | 16 kt tail | 0 kt |
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OL55 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 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at OL55Wind
- 18
- 16 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 16 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 13→16 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
OL55 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 OL55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWO reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 79%
- 36
- 21%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1811Z (1:11 PM CDT)
TAF KSWO 281811Z 2818/2918 18015G25KT P6SM SKC FM290000 17008KT P6SM SKC FM290600 18010KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/20035KT FM291600 20010KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
OL55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWO, 9.4 nm away.
Wind is 0° 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
- OL55
- City
- Perkins
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 997 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.0098, -97.0423
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSWO
- TAF
- Nearest KSWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Blackberry Hill Airport (OL55)
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