KOWB· OWB· Owensboro
Owensboro Daviess County Airport
medium airport · elevation 407 ft (124 m)
11:02Z 00:33Z Day
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·20:56ZKOWB 242056Z 21014KT 10SM -RA FEW022 SCT033 BKN085 24/17 A2975 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP071 P0000 60000 T02440167 56017
Wind
210° 14 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
8,500 ft
Temperature
24°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1007 hPa
29.75 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,200ft, SCT 3,300ft, BKN 8,500ft
Weather
-RA
Station
KOWB
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator rain beginning at :46 sea level pressure of 1007.1 HPa 0/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour 0 inches of precipitation fell in the last 6 hours hourly temperature of 24.4°C and dew point of 16.7°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 1.7 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (4)
- FL150CRJ938 min agoICE LGT
- FL155CRJ941 min agoICE LGT
- FL151P46T47 min agoICE TRC
- FL120P46T48 min agoICE TRC
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
06/241524 mASP
18/362438 mconcrete/grooved
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 | TW 13 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 12 kt | XW 7 kt R |
37.7401°, -87.1668°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 (use 24) | Preferred | HW 13 | 5 L | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Usable | HW 12 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
1,752 ft
elevation 407 ft
ISA deviation
+9.8°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 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
PROB30 VFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/01Z23012KT · 6 SM · SCT070 OVC090
Wind: 23012KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT070 OVC090
TAF KOWB 241720Z 2418/2518 23012KT P6SM SCT070 OVC090
VFRPROB3024/20Z → 24/23Z5 SM · -SHRA
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: -SHRA
PROB30 2420/2423 5SM -SHRA
VFRFM25/01Z → 25/15ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · BKN050
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN050
FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
VFRFM25/15Z → 25/18Z0506KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: 0506KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
FM251500 05006KT P6SM BKN250
Raw TAF
TAF KOWB 241720Z 2418/2518 23012KT P6SM SCT070 OVC090 PROB30 2420/2423 5SM -SHRA FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM251500 05006KT P6SM BKN250
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