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.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K22N, 11.4 nm away.
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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
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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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.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
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Pilot PIREPs for Wildcat Airport (52PA)
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