Put In Bay Airport (3W2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3W2 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Put In Bay Airport in Put In Bay, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Put In Bay Airport (3W2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Put In Bay, OH at a field elevation of 595 ft. 3W2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCW, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,870 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDTW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCW, 7.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPCW 280855Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT120 12/09 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KPCW (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3W2
Based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3W2 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 595 ft). 3W2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDTW, about 42 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 2,870 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 03 | 2,870 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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3W2 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/212,870 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3W2Wind
- 03
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.
3W2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 3W2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3W2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPCW reported mostly VFR across 60 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 50%
- 03
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
3W2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCW, 7.5 nm away.
Wind is 83° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily IREG local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Charter
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3W2
- City
- Put In Bay
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6367, -82.8283
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,870 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPCW
- TAF
- Nearest KDTW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Put In Bay Airport (3W2)
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