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Air Castle Airport (52KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K27K), 52KY is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Air Castle Airport in Paris, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K27K): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Air Castle Airport (52KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paris, KY at a field elevation of 900 ft. 52KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K27K, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLEX.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K27K, 9.4 nm away.

Wind
220° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K27K 282015Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3023 RMK AO2 T02400082 $

What changed at K27K (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 52KY

Based on the nearest station (K27K), 52KY is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 900 ft). 52KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLEX, 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
17FAV3 kt head4 kt right
354 kt tail3 kt left

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52KY 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 17/35
    1,300 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 52KY
    Wind
    17
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    35
    4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

52KY 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 52KY

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

PIREP1956Z (3:56 PM EDT) · 94 NM SE of 52KY · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
continuous light chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV LOZ120040/TM 1956/FL260/TP TBM9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOZ120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1956Reported at 19:56 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1932Z (3:32 PM EDT) · 66 NM S of 52KY · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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LOZ UA /OV LOZ/TM 1932/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1932Reported at 19:32 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1648Z (12:48 PM EDT) · 91 NM E of 52KY · 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) · 50 NM SE of 52KY · 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.
PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 29 NM W of 52KY · 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.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 32 NM N of 52KY · 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) · 30 NM SW of 52KY · 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.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 32 NM N of 52KY · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB 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 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 52KY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K27K reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 19,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 19,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
59%
17
41%

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Live crosswind meter

52KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K27K, 9.4 nm away.

N17355 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 53° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Air Castle Airport (52KY)
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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
52KY
City
Paris
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
900 ft
Coordinates
38.1174, -84.3017
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K27K
TAF
Nearest KLEX
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Air Castle Airport (52KY)

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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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