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Wildcat Airport (52PA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 52PA right now.

Aviation weather near Wildcat Airport in Tamaqua, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K22N): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wildcat Airport (52PA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tamaqua, PA at a field elevation of 980 ft. 52PA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K22N, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDG.

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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K22N, 11.4 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at K22N (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 52PA

A current METAR is not available for 52PA right now. The nearest reporting station is K22N. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
E--
W--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z17Z

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

52PA 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 52PA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K22N reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 4

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.

E/W
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wildcat Airport (52PA)
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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
52PA
City
Tamaqua
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
980 ft
Coordinates
40.7625, -76.0049
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K22N
TAF
Nearest KRDG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wildcat Airport (52PA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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