KOWB· OWB· Owensboro
Owensboro Daviess County Airport
medium airport · elevation 407 ft (124 m)
10:58Z 00:35Z Night
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·05:56ZKOWB 270556Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01780100 10233 20178 402670128 53003
Wind
120° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
18°C / 10°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.97 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KOWB
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.5 HPa hourly temperature of 17.8°C and dew point of 10.0°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 23.3°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 17.8°C 24-hour maximum temperature of 26.7°C and 24-hour minimum temperature of 12.8°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.3 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
06/241524 mASP
18/362438 mconcrete/grooved
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 | HW 3 kt | XW 7 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 4 kt | XW 7 kt L |
37.7401°, -87.1668°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Preferred | HW 4 | 7 L | — |
| RWY 06/24 (use 06) | Usable | HW 3 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
816 ft
elevation 407 ft
ISA deviation
+3.8°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KOWB
- GND121.700
- TWR120.700
- A/DEVANSVILLE APP/DEP126.400
- CTAF120.700
- RDOLOUISVILLE RDO108.600
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KOWB
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| OW | NDB | 341 kHz | LOW |
| OWB | VOR-DME | 108.60 MHz | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 06/245,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 18/368,000 ft (2,438 m)
- Surface
- concrete/grooved
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Owensboro Daviess County Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/27 06:22 UTC
27/06Z
27/12Z
27/18Z
28/00Z
28/06Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
PROB30 VFR
TEMPO IFR
VFRBASE27/06Z → 27/15Z10010KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: 10010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
TAF KOWB 270520Z 2706/2806 10010KT P6SM BKN250
VFRFM27/15Z → 27/19Z17011G21KT · 6 SM · VCSH · BKN080
Wind: 17011G21KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: VCSH
Clouds: BKN080
FM271500 17011G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
VFRFM27/19Z → 27/23Z18016G26KT · 6 SM · BKN090
Wind: 18016G26KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN090
FM271900 18016G26KT P6SM BKN090
VFRFM27/23Z → 28/04Z19015G25KT · 6 SM · BKN100
Wind: 19015G25KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN100
FM272300 19015G25KT P6SM BKN100
VFRPROB3027/23Z → 28/04Z5 SM · TSRA BR · BKN035(CB)sn
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: TSRA BR
Clouds: BKN035(CB)sn
PROB30 2723/2804 5SM TSRA BR BKN035CB
VFRFM28/04Z → 28/06Z23013G21KT · 6 SM · VCTS · BKN050(CB)sn
Wind: 23013G21KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: VCTS
Clouds: BKN050(CB)sn
FM280400 23013G21KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB
IFRTEMPO28/04Z → 28/06Z2 SM · TSRA · BKN035(CB)sn
Visibility: 2 SM
Weather: TSRA
Clouds: BKN035(CB)sn
TEMPO 2804/2806 2SM TSRA BKN035CB
Raw TAF
TAF KOWB 270520Z 2706/2806 10010KT P6SM BKN250 FM271500 17011G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM271900 18016G26KT P6SM BKN090 FM272300 19015G25KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2723/2804 5SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM280400 23013G21KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 2804/2806 2SM TSRA BKN035CB
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