Lamberson Airport (51PA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTHV), 51PA is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lamberson Airport in New Oxford, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTHV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lamberson Airport (51PA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Oxford, PA at a field elevation of 540 ft. 51PA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTHV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTHV, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTHV 281853Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01830078
What changed at KTHV (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 51PA
Based on the nearest station (KTHV), 51PA is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 540 ft). 51PA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 06 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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51PA 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 06/242,300 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 51PAWind
- 06
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 5 kt headwind · 2 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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
51PA 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 51PA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTHV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 36 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 55%
- 24
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
51PA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTHV, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 51PA
- City
- New Oxford
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 540 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.8834, -77.0830
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTHV
- TAF
- Nearest KMDT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 37m
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