KOAJ· OAJ· Richlands
Albert J Ellis Airport
medium airport · elevation 94 ft (29 m)
10:28Z 23:50Z Day
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·21:56ZKOAJ 242156Z 24011KT 10SM SCT095 30/09 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03000089 $
Wind
240° 11 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
30°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.79 inHg
Clouds
SCT 9,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KOAJ
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1008.8 HPa hourly temperature of 30.0°C and dew point of 8.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV24 21:55Z → 24 23:55ZSFC – 28,000 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 | TW 11 kt | XW 3 kt L |
34.8292°, -77.6121°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Preferred | HW 11 | 3 R | — |
Density altitude
2,031 ft
elevation 94 ft
ISA deviation
+15.2°C
large deviation
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
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:30 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/22Z2607G12KT · 6 SM · FEW100
Wind: 2607G12KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100
TAF KOAJ 241727Z 2418/2518 26007G12KT P6SM FEW100
VFRFM24/22Z → 25/03Z2209G15KT · 6 SM · SCT090
Wind: 2209G15KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT090
FM242200 22009G15KT P6SM SCT090
VFRFM25/03Z → 25/15Z2205KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 2205KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM250300 22005KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM25/15Z → 25/18Z2508G15KT · 6 SM · SCT090
Wind: 2508G15KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT090
FM251500 25008G15KT P6SM SCT090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
Raw TAF
TAF KOAJ 241727Z 2418/2518 26007G12KT P6SM FEW100 FM242200 22009G15KT P6SM SCT090 FM250300 22005KT P6SM SKC FM251500 25008G15KT P6SM SCT090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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