KOAJ· OAJ· Richlands
Albert J Ellis Airport
medium airport · elevation 94 ft (29 m)
09:58Z 00:23Z Night
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Current METARVFR
40 min ago·01:56ZKOAJ 090156Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02220189 $
Wind
090° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
22°C / 19°C
temp / dew
QNH
1024 hPa
30.23 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KOAJ
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1023.7 HPa hourly temperature of 22.2°C and dew point of 18.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV09 01:55Z → 09 03:55ZSFC – 42,000 ft
PIREPs (0)
None reported in area.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/232164 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | HW 4 kt | XW 4 kt R |
34.8292°, -77.6121°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 (use 05) | Preferred | HW 4 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
666 ft
elevation 94 ft
ISA deviation
+7.2°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KOAJ
- A/DWILMINGTON APP/DEP121.400
- AWOSAWOS 3124.475
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.000
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OA | NDB | 261 kHz | 6.6 | LOW |
| NCA | TACAN | 115.40 MHz | 11.2 | MEDIUM |
| DIW | NDB-DME | 198 kHz | 17.5 | HIGH |
| ACZ | NDB | 379 kHz | 20.5 | LOW |
| DKA | NDB | 332 kHz | 21.0 | LOW |
| IS | NDB | 276 kHz | 25.3 | LOW |
| EW | NDB | 362 kHz | 28.6 | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 05/237,100 ft (2,164 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- 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)Albert J Ellis Airport
Diagram unavailable for Albert J Ellis Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 18:22 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 09/05Z08010KT · 6 SM · SCT050 SCT240
Wind: 08010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT050 SCT240
TAF KOAJ 081720Z 0818/0918 08010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT240
VFRFM09/05Z → 09/13Z0504KT · 6 SM · BKN240
Wind: 0504KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN240
FM090500 05004KT P6SM BKN240
VFRFM09/13Z → 09/18Z0704KT · 6 SM · SCT060 BKN240
Wind: 0704KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060 BKN240
FM091300 07004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN240 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
Raw TAF
TAF KOAJ 081720Z 0818/0918 08010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT240 FM090500 05004KT P6SM BKN240 FM091300 07004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN240 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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