North Bass Island Airport (3X5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3X5 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near North Bass Island Airport in North Bass Island, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
North Bass Island Airport (3X5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around North Bass Island, OH at a field elevation of 594 ft. 3X5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCW, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,804 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDTW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCW, 12.3 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPCW 282015Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KPCW (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 7 kt.
Current pilot readout for 3X5
Based on the nearest station (KPCW), 3X5 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 594 ft). 3X5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDTW, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 1,804 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 19 | 1,804 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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3X5 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 01/191,804 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3X5Wind
- 01
- 5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 5 kt tailwind · 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 12→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3X5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3X5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3X5
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.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 51%
- 19
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
3X5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCW, 12 nm away.
Wind is 48° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3X5
- City
- North Bass Island
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7180, -82.8211
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,804 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPCW
- TAF
- Nearest KDTW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 7m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for North Bass Island Airport (3X5)
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