GK Edwards Airport (OL56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGOK), OL56 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near GK Edwards Airport in Guthrie, OK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGOK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
GK Edwards Airport (OL56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Guthrie, OK at a field elevation of 1,108 ft. OL56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGOK, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,115 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSWO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGOK, 5 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGOK 281853Z AUTO 19014G22KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02780156
What changed at KGOK (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.08 → 30.05 inHg.
Current pilot readout for OL56
Based on the nearest station (KGOK), OL56 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 1,108 ft). OL56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSWO, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,115 ft | Turf | 14 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 01 | 1,115 ft | Turf | 14 kt tail | 1 kt left (g2) |
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OL56 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 01/191,115 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at OL56Wind
- 01
- 14 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 14 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 14→14 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.
OL56 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 OL56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGOK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 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.
- 19
- 89%
- 01
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
OL56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGOK, 5 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- OL56
- City
- Guthrie
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,108 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.8862, -97.3224
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,115 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGOK
- TAF
- Nearest KSWO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 13m
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