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Richey Airport (56OH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KUCP), 56OH is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Richey Airport in Petersburg, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUCP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Richey Airport (56OH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Petersburg, OH at a field elevation of 1,195 ft. 56OH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUCP, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KYNG.

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VFR
Observed 1956Z (3:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUCP, 9.5 nm away.

Wind
050° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KUCP 271956Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP282 T01890083

What changed at KUCP (nearest station)?

Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 56OH

Based on the nearest station (KUCP), 56OH is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,195 ft). 56OH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KYNG, about 22 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
EFAV3 kt head4 kt right
W3 kt head4 kt right

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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
061220Z09Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

56OH weather radar

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 56OH

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

PIREP2014Z (4:14 PM EDT) · 97 NM E of 56OH · 32,000 ft MSL · UAL1729
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ARP UAL1729 4058N 07825W 2014 F320 267/048KT TB LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL1729 4058N 07825W 201…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1920Z (3:20 PM EDT) · 41 NM W of 56OH · during climb · B737
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV/TM 1920/FL250/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM DURC 240-250 / ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM DURC 240-250 / ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1444Z (10:44 AM EDT) · 29 NM SE of 56OH · 41,000 ft MSL · G280
occasional moderate turbulence
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PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 1444/FL410/TP G280/TB OCNL MOD/RM ZOB
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PITLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1444Reported at 14:44 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP G280Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MODTurbulence: occasional moderate.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 56OH

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUCP reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 37 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 41%MVFR 22%IFR 35%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 8%IFR 5%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: IFR → 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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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56OH
City
Petersburg
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
1,195 ft
Coordinates
40.9073, -80.5515
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KUCP
TAF
Nearest KYNG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 50m

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Pilot PIREPs for Richey Airport (56OH)

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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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