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Spring Hill Airport (70N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMPO), 70N is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Spring Hill Airport in Sterling, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMPO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Spring Hill Airport (70N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sterling, PA at a field elevation of 1,729 ft. 70N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMPO, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,431 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVP.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMPO, 12.8 nm away.

Wind
100° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.45"
Temp / Dew
40°F / 4°C
dew 34°F / 1°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMPO 281253Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP325 T00440011

What changed at KMPO (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.43 → 30.45 inHg.
  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for 70N

Based on the nearest station (KMPO), 70N is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,729 ft). 70N does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVP, about 14 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
5FAV1 kt head3 kt right
231 kt tail3 kt left

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70N 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 05/23
    2,431 × 42 ft · Asphalt/Gravel
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 70N
    Wind
    05
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    23
    1 kt tailwind · 3 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
061213Z01Z12Z

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

70N 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 70N

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

PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 98 NM SW of 70N · 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.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 81 NM NE of 70N · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 59 NM E of 70N · 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) · 98 NM E of 70N · 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) · 71 NM SW of 70N · 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 70N

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
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.

5
51%
23
49%

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Live crosswind meter

70N has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMPO, 13 nm away.

N05233 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 61° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,431 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spring Hill Airport (70N)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
70N
City
Sterling
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,729 ft
Coordinates
41.3474, -75.4159
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,431 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMPO
TAF
Nearest KAVP
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Spring Hill Airport (70N)

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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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