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Middle Bass-East Point Airport (3W9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3W9 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Middle Bass-East Point Airport in Middle Bass Island, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Middle Bass-East Point Airport (3W9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Middle Bass Island, OH at a field elevation of 582 ft. 3W9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCW, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,085 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDTW.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCW, 11.2 nm away.

Wind
270° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPCW 281915Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3020 RMK AO2

What changed at KPCW (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 7 kt.

Current pilot readout for 3W9

Based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3W9 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 582 ft). 3W9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDTW, about 40 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
27FAV7 kt head0 kt
097 kt tail0 kt

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3W9 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 09/27
    2,085 × 67 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3W9
    Wind
    09
    7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    27
    7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
071519Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3W9 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 3W9

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

PIREP1627Z (12:27 PM EDT) · 11 NM S of 3W9 · altitude unknown · UNKN
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PCW UA /OV PCW /TM 1627 /FLUNKN /TP UNKN /RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING HZ AS REPORTED ON METAR
PCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.
RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING H…Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 40 NM NW of 3W9 · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 95 NM E of 3W9 · 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 3W9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPCW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 37

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.

27
53%
09
47%

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Live crosswind meter

3W9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCW, 11 nm away.

N27097 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 4° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,085 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Middle Bass-East Point Airport (3W9) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
May-Oct Daily IREG local; Nov-Apr Daily UNATNDD local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3W9
City
Middle Bass Island
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
582 ft
Coordinates
41.6944, -82.7966
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,085 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPCW
TAF
Nearest KDTW
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Middle Bass-East Point Airport (3W9)

Community-submitted

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

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