KOWI METAR Ottawa Municipal Airport

Ottawa, KansasElevation 966 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR13 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

596 ft

-370 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0555Z (12:55 AM local) · 13 min old

KOWI is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

13°C / 12°C

55°F / 54°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.28 inHg

1025.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK

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REMARKS: DECODED

A01

automated station (A01, equivalent to AO1)

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday mostly sunny, high near 78F, low near 55F, 6% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Rain Showers Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Mostly Sunny	78/55	S 9 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	73/56	S 9 kt	–	21%
Wednesday	Sunny	79/60	S 13 kt	22 kt	15%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	81/60	S 13 kt	17 kt	17%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	77/57	S 9 kt	–	47%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	72/57	S 9 kt	–	57%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Partly Sunny	74	W 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office TOP). Forecast issued 0607Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 4,500 ft

13/31

Dimensions

1,550 x 95 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 13131°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 31311°T

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

4,500 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 35360°T

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

596 ft

Pressure altitude

606 ft

Field elevation

966 ft MSL

Temperature

13°C (55°F)

Dewpoint

12°C (54°F)

Altimeter

30.28 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

2329Z 6:29 PM

Sunrise

1241Z 7:41 AM

Loggable night

2356Z (6:56 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2329Z (6:29 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0029Z (7:29 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

Ottawa Municipal Airport is in Ottawa, Kansas. Field elevation 966 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJIM REEDER

Manager phone785-242-5310

AttendedALL TUES - SAT, 0800 – 1400

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOWI

SectionalKANSAS CITY

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.5387, -95.2530

Distance from city4 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.725

KANSAS CITY 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

KOWI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 21 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.1

AVG OPS/DAY

3.8

Operations trend (12 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Twin 13%Turboprop 9%Helicopter 7%Unknown 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›C210 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C310 (Twin) · ~2 landings/mo

›C82S (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C82S (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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.

KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport

24 NM NE

VFR

KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport

28 NM N

VFR

KOJC Johnson County Executive Airport

30 NM NE

VFR

KFOE Topeka Regional Airport

31 NM NW

VFR

KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport

36 NM NW

VFR

KEMP Emporia Municipal Airport

46 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›AMGR CELL 785-418-5271.

›ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›FBO SVCS NOT AVBL EASTER, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

›75 FT POLES 1700 FT N OF AER 17 MKD W/RED LGTS. PLINE MKD W/RED BALLS.

›WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT

›FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

›TWY AND HOLD LINE MKGS POOR.

›RWY 13/31 MKD WITH WHITE BUCKETS.

›ACTVT REILS RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET ON LOW INTST TO INCR INTST - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOWI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOWI have a METAR?

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

Does KOWI have a TAF?

When KOWI 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 KOWI?

KOWI sits at 966 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOWI?

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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