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Boyce Wafer Farm Airport (0KY5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBWG), 0KY5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Boyce Wafer Farm Airport in Alvaton, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBWG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Boyce Wafer Farm Airport (0KY5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alvaton, KY at a field elevation of 600 ft. 0KY5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBWG, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBWG.

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VFR
Observed 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBWG, 9.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBWG 281153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T00780078 10117 20078 53012

What changed at KBWG (nearest station)?

Since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 0KY5

Based on the nearest station (KBWG), 0KY5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 600 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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0KY5 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.

  • Runway 07/25
    2,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0KY5
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061212Z23Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0KY5 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 0KY5

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1211Z (7:11 AM CDT) · 60 NM E of 0KY5 · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
light moderate chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV LVT/TM 1211/FL340/TP A21N/SK TOP 340/TB LGT MOD CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.
PIREP1204Z (7:04 AM CDT) · 37 NM S of 0KY5 · 21,000 ft MSL · CL35
continuous light clear-air turbulence 16,000–21,000 ft turbulence
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M54 UA /OV M54/TM 1204/FL210/TP CL35/SK TOP210/TB CONS LGT CAT 160-210/RM ZME 41
M54 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV M54Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1204Reported at 12:04 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP210Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGT CAT 160-210Turbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence 16,000–21,000 ft.
RM ZME 41Remarks.
PIREP1202Z (7:02 AM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 0KY5 · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
continuous light chop turbulence
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SDF UA /OV IIU206040/TM 1202/FL240/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT CHOP/IC NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IIU206040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1110Z (6:10 AM CDT) · 62 NM S of 0KY5 · 13,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA180020/TM 1110/FL130/TP B738/TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210Turbulence: continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP1059Z (5:59 AM CDT) · 89 NM N of 0KY5 · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
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SDF UA /OV IIU290030/TM 1059/FL370/TP B739/TB NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IIU290030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1059Reported at 10:59 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1038Z (5:38 AM CDT) · 87 NM SE of 0KY5 · 25,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH355006/TM 1038/FL250/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH355006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1038Reported at 10:38 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.
PIREP0957Z (4:57 AM CDT) · 41 NM S of 0KY5 · 20,000 ft MSL · C525
continuous light occasional moderate 14,000–20,000 ft turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA090025/TM 0957/FL200/TP C525/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 140-200/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0957Reported at 09:57 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 140-200Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 14,000–20,000 ft.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP0923Z (4:23 AM CDT) · 79 NM N of 0KY5 · 16,000 ft MSL · B752
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SDF UA /OV IIU270025/TM 0923/FL160/TP B752/SK SKC/IC NEG BLO 160
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IIU270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0923Reported at 09:23 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEG BLO 160Icing: none reported blo 160.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 0KY5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBWG reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
55%
25
45%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)

TAF KBWG 281120Z 2812/2912 16003KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 19005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM282300 00000KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

0KY5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBWG, 9.4 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Boyce Wafer Farm Airport (0KY5)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0KY5
City
Alvaton
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
36.8123, -86.3774
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBWG
TAF
Nearest KBWG
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 35m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Boyce Wafer Farm Airport (0KY5)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Boyce Wafer Farm Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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