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Indian Lake Airport (5G2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2G9), 5G2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Indian Lake Airport in Central City, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2G9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Indian Lake Airport (5G2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Central City, PA at a field elevation of 2,442 ft. 5G2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2G9, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,490 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJST.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2G9, 7.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K2G9 281515Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3038 RMK AO2

What changed at K2G9 (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5G2

Based on the nearest station (K2G9), 5G2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 2,442 ft). 5G2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJST, about 16 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
14FAV4 kt head2 kt right
325 kt tail1 kt left

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5G2 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.

  • Runway 14/32
    4,490 × 50 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5G2
    Wind
    14
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    32
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5G2 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 5G2

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

PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 100 NM NE of 5G2 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 77 NM E of 5G2 · 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.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 100 NM SE of 5G2 · during descent · CL69
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HEF UA /OV KHEF340001/TM 1316/FL009/TP CL69/SK OVC009/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP CL69Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 83 NM E of 5G2 · 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.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 52 NM S of 5G2 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1032Z (6:32 AM EDT) · 86 NM N of 5G2 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop occnl lgt turbulence
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BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.
RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5G2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2G9 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 2

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.

32
56%
14
44%

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Live crosswind meter

5G2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2G9, 7.8 nm away.

N14325 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,490 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Indian Lake Airport (5G2)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5G2
City
Central City
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
2,442 ft
Coordinates
40.0542, -78.8470
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,490 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K2G9
TAF
Nearest KJST
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Indian Lake Airport (5G2)

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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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