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Butler Farm Show Airport (3G9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTP), 3G9 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Butler Farm Show Airport in Butler, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Butler Farm Show Airport (3G9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Butler, PA at a field elevation of 1,333 ft. 3G9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTP, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,580 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIT.

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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 KBTP, 4.7 nm away.

Wind
150° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, 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 KBTP 281856Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02110094

What changed at KBTP (nearest station)?

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

  • The 12,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 3G9

Based on the nearest station (KBTP), 3G9 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,333 ft). 3G9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIT, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV5 kt head2 kt left
365 kt tail2 kt right

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3G9 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 18/36
    2,580 × 38 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3G9
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3G9 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 3G9

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

PIREP1913Z (3:13 PM EDT) · 63 NM SW of 3G9 · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light to moderate chop turbulence
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 69 NM E of 3G9 · 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) · 75 NM SE of 3G9 · 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) · 57 NM NE of 3G9 · 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.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 35 NM S of 3G9 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3G9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
51%
36
49%

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Live crosswind meter

3G9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTP, 4.7 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 22° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,580 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Butler Farm Show Airport (3G9)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3G9
City
Butler
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,333 ft
Coordinates
40.8526, -79.9748
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,580 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTP
TAF
Nearest KPIT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Butler Farm Show Airport (3G9)

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

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