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Duff Airport (44KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:55 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCPF), 44KY is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Duff Airport in Chavies, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Duff Airport (44KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chavies, KY at a field elevation of 820 ft. 44KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPF, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJKL.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPF, 4.4 nm away.

Wind
270° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPF 281955Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3028 RMK AO2

What changed at KCPF (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 44KY

Based on the nearest station (KCPF), 44KY is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 820 ft). 44KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJKL, about 15 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
28FAV3 kt head0 kt
103 kt tail0 kt

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44KY 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 10/28
    2,300 × 30 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44KY
    Wind
    10
    3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    28
    3 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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

44KY 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 44KY

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

PIREP1648Z (12:48 PM EDT) · 67 NM NE of 44KY · 8,000 ft MSL · M20P
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HTS UA /OV HTS150015/TM 1648/FL080/TP M20P/SK SKC/TA 09/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HTS150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1648Reported at 16:48 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP M20PAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 26 NM W of 44KY · 24,000 ft MSL · C700
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LOZ UA /OV AZQ270030/TM 1631/FL240/TP C700/TB NEG /IC NEG
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZQ270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 80 NM SE of 44KY · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
light turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV/TM 1621/FL360/TP A319/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 90 NM NW of 44KY · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 78 NM SE of 44KY · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) · 68 NM SE of 44KY · 24,000 ft MSL · BE10
light rime icing
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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1456/FL240/TP BE10/TA M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZTLFD
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE10Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZTLFDRemarks.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 90 NM NW of 44KY · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 63 NM W of 44KY · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 44KY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCPF reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

28
97%
10
3%

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Live crosswind meter

44KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPF, 4.4 nm away.

N28103 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Duff Airport (44KY)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
44KY
City
Chavies
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
37.3522, -83.3421
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCPF
TAF
Nearest KJKL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 55m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Duff Airport (44KY)

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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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