Ponderosa Airport (4PA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KN38), 4PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ponderosa Airport in Lock Haven, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KN38): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ponderosa Airport (4PA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lock Haven, PA at a field elevation of 1,820 ft. 4PA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KN38, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIPT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KN38, 25.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KN38 281235Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A3038 RMK AO2
What changed at KN38 (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4PA5
Based on the nearest station (KN38), 4PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,820 ft). 4PA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIPT, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,200 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 33 | 2,200 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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4PA5 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 15/332,200 × 30 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4PA5Wind
- 15
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 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 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4PA5 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 4PA5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.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 4PA5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KN38 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,400 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 63%
- 15
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
4PA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KN38, 26 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 4PA5
- City
- Lock Haven
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,820 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3084, -77.5247
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KN38
- TAF
- Nearest KIPT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ponderosa Airport (4PA5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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