KOWB· OWB· Owensboro
Owensboro Daviess County Airport
medium airport · elevation 407 ft (124 m)
10:29Z 01:15Z Night
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Current METARVFR
58 min ago·08:56ZKOWB 250856Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC075 19/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01890167 58004
Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
7,500 ft
Temperature
19°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
OVC 7,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KOWB
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1015.8 HPa hourly temperature of 18.9°C and dew point of 16.7°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV25 08:55Z → 25 10:55ZSFC – 45,000 ft
PIREPs (2)
- FL330A21N18 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL390B73725 min agoTURB NEG
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
06/241524 mASP
18/362438 mconcrete/grooved
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 | TW 2 kt | XW 4 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 5 kt | XW 1 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 5 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 06/24 (use 24) | Usable | HW 2 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
909 ft
elevation 407 ft
ISA deviation
+4.8°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)KOWB
Wind4 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=311
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Owensboro Daviess County Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/25 06:22 UTC
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
26/00Z
26/06Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE25/06Z → 25/15Z1705KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 1705KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KOWB 250520Z 2506/2606 17005KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM25/15Z → 26/06Z2204KT · 6 SM · FEW050
Wind: 2204KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW050
FM251500 22004KT P6SM FEW050
Raw TAF
TAF KOWB 250520Z 2506/2606 17005KT P6SM SKC FM251500 22004KT P6SM FEW050
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