Owensboro Daviess County Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 18 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 160°12 kt
- Visibility
- 10+ SM / 16.1+ km
- Temperature
- 16.7°C62°F, dew point 15.6°C
- Altimeter
- 1019hPa30.08 inHg
- Time now
- 09:33UTC
- Sunrise
- 12:16UTC
- Sunset
- 22:48UTC
Runway 18 is favoured: 11.4 kt of headwind with the wind from 160° at 12 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR KOWB 030756Z 16012KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01670156
TAF KOWB 030529Z 0306/0406 16010KT P6SM SCT050 FM031500 16013G24KT P6SM BKN040 FM040200 16014G23KT P6SM OVC025 FM040400 17012G21KT 6SM -RA BR VCTS OVC020CB
Updated 1 hour ago
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 2,438 m / 7,999 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 052° | 056° | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 18 | 178° | 182° | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 46 m | Concrete | None | None |
| 24 | 232° | 236° | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 36 | 358° | 002° | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 46 m | Concrete | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- KOWB, OWB
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.74010086, -87.16680145
- Elevation
- 407 ft (124 m)
- Mag variation
- -2.41° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 2,438 m / 7,999 ft
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Ground
- Ground
- 121.700
Tower
- Tower
- 120.700
Other
- EVANSVILLE APP/DEP
- 126.400
- CTAF
- 120.700
- LOUISVILLE RDO
- 108.600
- UNICOM
- 122.950
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| OW | Higuy | NDB | 341 kHz |
| OWB | Owensboro | VOR-DME | 108.60 MHz |
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