Botsford Aerodrome (6PA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHGR), 6PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Botsford Aerodrome in Shippensburg, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHGR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Botsford Aerodrome (6PA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shippensburg, PA at a field elevation of 615 ft. 6PA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHGR, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHGR, 27.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHGR 280953Z AUTO 14003KT 8SM CLR 10/08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP299 T01000083 $
What changed at KHGR (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6PA5
Based on the nearest station (KHGR), 6PA5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 615 ft). 6PA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 2,400 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 04 | 2,400 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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6PA5 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04/222,400 × 30 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6PA5Wind
- 04
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6PA5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 6PA5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 6PA5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHGR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 65%
- 22
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
6PA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHGR, 27 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6PA5
- City
- Shippensburg
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 615 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.1134, -77.4542
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHGR
- TAF
- Nearest KMDT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Botsford Aerodrome (6PA5)
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