Area 52 Airport (52OA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVTA), 52OA is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Area 52 Airport in Alexandria, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVTA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Area 52 Airport (52OA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alexandria, OH at a field elevation of 1,060 ft. 52OA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVTA, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 1,032 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCMH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVTA, 7.7 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVTA 281854Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP238 T02330083
What changed at KVTA (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (1:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.24 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 52OA
Based on the nearest station (KVTA), 52OA is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 1,060 ft). 52OA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCMH, 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.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 1,032 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 22 | 1,032 ft | Turf | - | - |
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52OA 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 04/221,032 × 80 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 52OAWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
52OA weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 52OA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.Show raw report
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP P32RAircraft type reporting.TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.Show raw report
PCW UA /OV PCW /TM 1627 /FLUNKN /TP UNKN /RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING HZ AS REPORTED ON METAR
PCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING H…Remarks.Show raw report
CRW UA /OV 3847N 08119W/TM 1420/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP CONS/RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT MOD CHOP AWC-WEB
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3847N 08119WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOP CONSTurbulence: moderate chop continuous.RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 52OA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVTA reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 22
- 58%
- 04
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
52OA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVTA, 7.7 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 52OA
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near 52OA.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 52OA
- City
- Alexandria
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.1003, -82.5965
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,032 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVTA
- TAF
- Nearest KCMH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Area 52 Airport (52OA)
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