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Shear Airport (63NY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIAG), 63NY is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Shear Airport in Youngstown, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIAG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shear Airport (63NY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Youngstown, NY at a field elevation of 325 ft. 63NY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIAG, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,153 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAG.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIAG, 9.2 nm away.

Wind
040° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
42°F / 6°C
dew 35°F / 2°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 7,500 ft, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIAG 281053Z 04003KT 10SM FEW075 SCT110 06/02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP278 T00560017 $

What changed at KIAG (nearest station)?

Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 9,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 63NY

Based on the nearest station (KIAG), 63NY is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 325 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV2 kt head2 kt right
182 kt tail2 kt left

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63NY 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 18/36
    3,153 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 63NY
    Wind
    18
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    2 kt headwind · 2 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
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

63NY 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 63NY

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

PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 95 NM SW of 63NY · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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ERI UA /OV ERI/TM 1034/FL220/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOB
ERI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1034Reported at 10:34 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0609Z (2:09 AM EDT) · 96 NM S of 63NY · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
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JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 63NY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIAG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.06 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

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.

18
55%
36
45%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KIAG 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 FM281900 23006KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

63NY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIAG, 9.2 nm away.

N36183 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,153 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Shear Airport (63NY) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Other services
Parachute jumping
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
63NY
City
Youngstown
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
325 ft
Coordinates
43.2593, -78.9656
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,153 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIAG
TAF
Nearest KIAG
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
10h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shear Airport (63NY)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Shear Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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