Flight planning: Olympia Regional OLM / KOLM
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Olympia Regional in Olympia, Washington, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind calm. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KOLM 130254Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00830028 53011
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KOLM
- the station, KOLM
- 130254Z
- observed 7:54 pm PDT (02:54 UTC)
- 00000KT
- wind calm
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 08/03
- temperature 8 °C (46 °F), dew point 3 °C (37 °F)
- A3007
- altimeter setting 30.07 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP183
- sea-level pressure 1018.3 hPa
- T00830028
- temperature 8.3 °C (47 °F), dew point 2.8 °C (37 °F)
- 53011
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 1.1 hPa
TAF KOLM 122320Z 1300/1324 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM130300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM130900 00000KT 6SM BR OVC100 FM131400 21002KT P6SM OVC050 FM131900 21005KT P6SM OVC050
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KOLM
- the station, KOLM
- 122320Z
- issued 4:20 pm PDT (23:20 UTC)
- 1300/1324 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
- valid from Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM130300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
- from Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM130900 00000KT 6SM BR OVC100
- from Tue 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 10,000 feet
- FM131400 21002KT P6SM OVC050
- from Tue 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
- FM131900 21005KT P6SM OVC050
- from Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 11,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
Not fetched just now.
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point SEA, 38 nm northeast of the field · for use 02:00–09:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | light and variable | ||
| 6,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 7 knots | 3 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 350° (north) | 15 knots | 3 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 350° (north) | 17 knots | -1 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 360° (north) | 27 knots | -14 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 350° (north) | 31 knots | -24 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 350° (north) | 39 knots | -40 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 340° (north) | 43 knots | -49 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 360° (north) | 42 knots | -59 °C |
Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
Notices to air missions closed runways and taxiways, lights and aids out of service, procedures not authorized, obstructions, airspace
4 in force now.
Navigation aids 1
- Navigation aid VOR ground receive Checkpoint out of service until Sat 4 Sep 2027, 4:59 pm PDT (23:59 UTC) · OLM 09/014
as issued
!OLM 09/014 OLM NAV VOR GND REC CHECKPOINT U/S 2609041108-2709042359
Procedures and charts 3
- Instrument approach procedure Olympia Rgnl, Olympia, WA. ILS or localizer runway 17, amendment 12C... south-ILS 17 DA 414/HAT207. from Mon 2 Feb, 8:33 am PST (16:33 UTC) until Wed 2 Feb 2028, 8:33 am PST (16:33 UTC) (estimated) until Wed 2 Feb 2028, 8:33 am PST (16:33 UTC), estimated · OLM 6/9556
as issued
!FDC 6/9556 OLM IAP OLYMPIA RGNL, OLYMPIA, WA. ILS OR LOC RWY 17, AMDT 12C... S-ILS 17 DA 414/HAT207. 2602021633-2802021633EST
- Instrument approach procedure Olympia Rgnl, Olympia, WA. RNAV (GPS) runway 17, amendment 1... LPV DA 414/HAT 207. from Thu 29 Jan, 11:51 am PST (19:51 UTC) until Sat 29 Jan 2028, 11:51 am PST (19:51 UTC) (estimated) until Sat 29 Jan 2028, 11:51 am PST (19:51 UTC), estimated · OLM 6/8669
as issued
!FDC 6/8669 OLM IAP OLYMPIA RGNL, OLYMPIA, WA. RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, AMDT 1... LPV DA 414/HAT 207. 2601291951-2801291951EST
- Instrument approach procedure Olympia Rgnl, Olympia, WA. VOR runway 35, amendment 13... Mcken (IAF) to Joglu minimum Altitude 4300. from Wed 28 Jan, 12:26 pm PST (20:26 UTC) until Fri 28 Jan 2028, 12:26 pm PST (20:26 UTC) (estimated) until Fri 28 Jan 2028, 12:26 pm PST (20:26 UTC), estimated · OLM 6/8254
as issued
!FDC 6/8254 OLM IAP OLYMPIA RGNL, OLYMPIA, WA. VOR RWY 35, AMDT 13... MCKEN (IAF) TO JOGLU MINIMUM ALTITUDE 4300. 2601282026-2801282026EST
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 2 minutes ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the aviation forecast charts from the Aviation Weather Center's Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (clouds and visibility; surface wind, weather and thunderstorms with the AIRMET boxes); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published. The turbulence and icing forecasts are drawn live on the Aviation Weather Center's site: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Olympia Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.