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Fisher Airport (0PA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFKL), 0PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fisher Airport in Franklin, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFKL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fisher Airport (0PA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franklin, PA at a field elevation of 1,500 ft. 0PA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFKL, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFKL.

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VFR
Observed 1556Z (11:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFKL, 7.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFKL 281556Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01610094 $

What changed at KFKL (nearest station)?

Since the 1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 0PA5

Based on the nearest station (KFKL), 0PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,500 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
10FAV0 kt head9 kt right
280 kt head9 kt left

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0PA5 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 10/28
    2,550 × 125 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0PA5
    Wind
    10
    0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    28
    0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    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
061216Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0PA5 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 0PA5

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

PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 23 NM NE of 0PA5 · 15,000 ft MSL · C408
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FKL UA /OV TDT/TM 1616/FL150/TP C408/IC NEG/RM ZOB
FKL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1616Reported at 16:16 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1541Z (11:41 AM EDT) · 84 NM NE of 0PA5 · 19,000 ft MSL · E170
light rime icing
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BUF UA /OV BUF170030/TM 1541/FL190/TP E170/TA M19/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
BUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUF170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA M19Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 74 NM S of 0PA5 · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1537/FL360/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 50 NM NW of 0PA5 · 17,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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HZY UA /OV JFN010014/TM 1342/FL170/TP TBM9/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM ZOB
HZY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JFN010014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1118Z (7:18 AM EDT) · 72 NM SW of 0PA5 · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV105020/TM 1118/FL165/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSV105020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1105Z (7:05 AM EDT) · 91 NM W of 0PA5 · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
light chop 16,500–20,000 ft turbulence
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CLE UA /OV CLE180010/TM 1105/FL165/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CLE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CLE180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1105Reported at 11:05 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1104Z (7:04 AM EDT) · 85 NM SW of 0PA5 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL1803
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ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 1104 F280 248/063KT TB OCNL MOD CHOP IC
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 110…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 38 NM NW of 0PA5 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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ERI UA /OV ERI/TM 1034/FL220/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOB
ERI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1034Reported at 10:34 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 0PA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFKL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

28
60%
10
40%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1122Z (7:22 AM EDT)

TAF KFKL 281122Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 18006KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

0PA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFKL, 7.1 nm away.

N10289 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt

Wind is 88° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,550 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fisher Airport (0PA5)
N ↑

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0PA5
City
Franklin
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,500 ft
Coordinates
41.4945, -79.8309
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,550 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFKL
TAF
Nearest KFKL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fisher Airport (0PA5)

Community-submitted

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

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