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Giffin Airport (3PA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBGM), 3PA4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Giffin Airport in Leraysville, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBGM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Giffin Airport (3PA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leraysville, PA at a field elevation of 840 ft. 3PA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBGM, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBGM.

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VFR
Observed 1453Z (10:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBGM, 26.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBGM 281453Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP301 T01000028 50003

What changed at KBGM (nearest station)?

Since the 1353Z (9:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 3PA4

Based on the nearest station (KBGM), 3PA4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 840 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
14FAV4 kt head2 kt right
324 kt tail2 kt left

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3PA4 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 14/32
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3PA4
    Wind
    14
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    32
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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
061215Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3PA4 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 3PA4

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

PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 48 NM SW of 3PA4 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 67 NM N of 3PA4 · during descent · A321
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SYR UA /OV SYR220020/TM 1435/FL150/TP A321/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
SYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SYR220020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 68 NM SW of 3PA4 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 98 NM SW of 3PA4 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 90 NM NE of 3PA4 · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of 3PA4 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 76 NM S of 3PA4 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3PA4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBGM 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: 5/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

32
61%
14
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KBGM 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM281600 19007G12KT P6SM BKN150

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Live crosswind meter

3PA4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBGM, 27 nm away.

N14325 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Giffin Airport (3PA4)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3PA4
City
Leraysville
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
840 ft
Coordinates
41.7779, -76.1372
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBGM
TAF
Nearest KBGM
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Giffin Airport (3PA4)

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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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