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Hoge Farm Airport (56PA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KN40), 56PA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hoge Farm Airport in Tinicum, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KN40): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hoge Farm Airport (56PA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tinicum, PA at a field elevation of 430 ft. 56PA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KN40, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 15/33), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTTN.

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VFR
Observed 1415Z (10:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KN40, 7.5 nm away.

Wind
050° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.47"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KN40 281415Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM FEW250 10/03 A3047 RMK AO2 T01000030

What changed at KN40 (nearest station)?

Since the 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 56PA

Based on the nearest station (KN40), 56PA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 430 ft). 56PA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTTN, about 17 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
06FAV4 kt head0 kt
150 kt head4 kt left
330 kt head4 kt right
244 kt tail0 kt

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56PA runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    2,200 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 56PA
    Wind
    06
    4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    24
    4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 15/33
    1,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 56PA
    Wind
    15
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    33
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
061214Z02Z14Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

56PA 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 56PA

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

PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of 56PA · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 91 NM W of 56PA · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 79 NM NE of 56PA · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 97 NM NE of 56PA · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 69 NM W of 56PA · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 56PA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KN40 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 27,000 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 3

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.

06
45%
24
34%
33
19%
15
2%

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Live crosswind meter

56PA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KN40, 7.5 nm away.

N06244 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 2° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hoge Farm Airport (56PA)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Jun-Sept Sat-Sun DALGT local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56PA
City
Tinicum
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
430 ft
Coordinates
40.4695, -75.0821
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KN40
TAF
Nearest KTTN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hoge Farm Airport (56PA)

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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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