Freefall Oz Airport (06PA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KELZ), 06PA is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Freefall Oz Airport in Ceres, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KELZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Freefall Oz Airport (06PA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ceres, PA at a field elevation of 1,440 ft. 06PA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KELZ, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,965 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KELZ, 14.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KELZ 280856Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP293 T00501011 55001
What changed at KELZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 06PA
Based on the nearest station (KELZ), 06PA is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 08. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,440 ft). 06PA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFD, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,965 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 26 | 2,965 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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06PA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/262,965 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 06PAWind
- 08
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
06PA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 06PA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP H25BAircraft type reporting.WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM SMOOTHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 06PA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KELZ reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 72%
- 08
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
06PA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KELZ, 15 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Parachute jumping
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 06PA
- City
- Ceres
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,440 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9958, -78.2882
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,965 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KELZ
- TAF
- Nearest KBFD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 16m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Freefall Oz Airport (06PA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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