Rocky Hill Ultralightport (48P) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMPO), 48P is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rocky Hill Ultralightport in Cresco, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMPO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rocky Hill Ultralightport (48P) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cresco, PA at a field elevation of 1,240 ft. 48P has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMPO, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMPO, 4.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMPO 281353Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP318 T00830006
What changed at KMPO (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for 48P
Based on the nearest station (KMPO), 48P is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 1,240 ft). 48P does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVP, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 1,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 1,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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48P 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 09/271,000 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48PWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 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 23 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
48P 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 48P
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP E545Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
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 48P
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMPO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 75%
- 09
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
48P has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMPO, 4.8 nm away.
Wind is 67° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 48P
- City
- Cresco
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,240 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.1486, -75.2752
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMPO
- TAF
- Nearest KAVP
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rocky Hill Ultralightport (48P)
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