OAJ Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Albert J. Ellis Airport, Richlands, NC · KOAJ

Current weather at Albert J. Ellis Airport in Richlands, NC (IATA OAJ, ICAO KOAJ): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:56Z on Nov 5, 34 minutes ago

Wind: calm.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: few clouds at 2,400 ft; no ceiling.
Temperature: 20°C (68°F), dew point 20°C (68°F).
Altimeter: 30.03 inHg (1017 hPa).

METAR KOAJ 051256Z 00000KT 10SM FEW024 20/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02000200 $

Runway winds

The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
05	044°	–	–	7,100 ft
23	224°	–	–	7,100 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 12:30Z, valid Nov 5 13:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KOAJ 051230Z 0513/0612 VRB06KT P6SM SCT003 FM051400 VRB06KT P6SM SCT010 FM051500 17008KT P6SM BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

Nov 5 13:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 300 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until 15:00Z)
Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 1,000 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until Nov 6 12:00Z)
Wind 170° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.