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Mountain Crest Airport (17PS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFKL), 17PS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Mountain Crest Airport (17PS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tidioute, PA at a field elevation of 1,641 ft. 17PS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFKL, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,170 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFKL.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFKL, 22.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFKL 281856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T02110094 $

What changed at KFKL (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 6 to 0 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.29 → 30.27 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 17PS

Based on the nearest station (KFKL), 17PS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 1,641 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
01--
19--

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

17PS 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 01/19
    2,170 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 17PS
    Wind
    01
    no steady wind
    19
    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
061219Z07Z18Z

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

17PS 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 17PS

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

PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 71 NM SE of 17PS · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 95 NM SE of 17PS · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
int light chop turbulence
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JST UA /OV JST150015/TM 1636/FL360/TP B752/TB INT LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
JST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1636Reported at 16:36 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 8 NM N of 17PS · 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) · 69 NM NE of 17PS · 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) · 83 NM S of 17PS · 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) · 62 NM NW of 17PS · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 17PS

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.

19
71%
01
29%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KFKL 281720Z 2818/2918 18006KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 2909/2913 1SM BR SCT002

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Live crosswind meter

17PS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFKL, 22 nm away.

N0119wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,170 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mountain Crest Airport (17PS)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
17PS
City
Tidioute
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,641 ft
Coordinates
41.5792, -79.4417
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,170 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFKL
TAF
Nearest KFKL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mountain Crest Airport (17PS)

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 Mountain Crest Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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