KOLE/OLE METAR Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport

Olean, New YorkElevation 2,135 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR21 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

230@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,791 ft

-344 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0015Z (8:15 PM local) · 21 min old

KOLE is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

230° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

12°C / -3°C

54°F / 27°F. 15°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.41 inHg

1029.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

FAA: no delays reported at OLE.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 230° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 39F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	39	SW 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	63/36	W 10 kt	–	9%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	54/36	0 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	62/44	S 3 kt	–	1%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	66/50	SW 6 kt	–	15%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	64/46	W 4 kt	–	15%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	64/49	S 1 kt	–	14%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	62	S 4 kt	–	34%

Source: National Weather Service (office BUF). Forecast issued 0035Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

230° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 223 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,800 ft

16/34

Dimensions

2,117 x 100 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 16148°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34328°T

Traffic patternLeft

04/22

Dimensions

4,800 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0432°T

Landing length (LDA)4,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,800 / 4,800 / 4,600 ft

Displaced threshold100 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22212°T

Landing length (LDA)4,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,800 / 4,800 / 4,700 ft

Displaced threshold200 ft

ILSLOCALIZER

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,791 ft

Pressure altitude

1,645 ft

Field elevation

2,135 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

-3°C (27°F)

Altimeter

30.41 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2216Z 6:16 PM

Sunrise

1138Z 7:38 AM

Loggable night

2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2216Z (6:16 PM local) → 1138Z (7:38 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2316Z (7:16 PM local) → 1038Z (6:38 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport is in Olean, New York. Field elevation 2,135 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRUCE CRANDELL

Manager phone716-557-8800

AttendedDaily, 0800–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOLE / OLE

SectionalDETROIT

Center (ARTCC)CLEVELAND

Flight service (AFSS)BUFFALO

RegionNew York

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.2412, -78.3714

Distance from city10 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.325

CLEVELAND CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOLE traffic patterns

2026-07-15 to 2026-07-15, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›S76 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›T210 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KELZ Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field

19 NM SE

VFR

KBFD Bradford Regional Airport

29 NM SW

VFR

KDSV Dansville Municipal Airport

35 NM NE

VFR

KJHW Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport

40 NM W

VFR

KDKK Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport

43 NM W

VFR

KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport

45 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›5-15 FT TREES, 50-130 FT FM RWY END, 435 FT LEFT.

›SNOW PLOWING & BRAKING ACTION & FIELD COND RPRTS NOT AVBL WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD.

›REFLECTIVE EDGE & THLD MARKINGS.

›UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RWY 04 CLNC SLOPE 6:1 TO DTHR.

›RWY 22 CLNC SLOPE 21:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 53 FT TREE, 969 FT. FM RWY END, 585 FT RIGHT.

›42 TO 52 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, 475 FT RIGHT.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22; WDI - CTAF.

›UNMANNED ACFT 1NM RADIUS SFC-500 FT.

›FUEL AVBL 24/7.

›RWY 16/34 CLSD WINTER MONTHS; SOFT IN SPRING.

›FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0227.

›CALL AMGR FOR SVC AVAILABILITY ON HOL.

›TERRAIN DROPS OFF ON ALL RWY ENDS. RWY 4: 250 FT X 250 FT RESA. RWY 22: 225 FT WIDE X 110 FT LONG RESA.

›REFLECTIVE EDGE & THLD MARKINGS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOLE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOLE have a METAR?

Yes. KOLE has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KOLE have a TAF?

When KOLE issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KOLE?

KOLE sits at 2,135 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOLE?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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