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Valley City Flying Club Airport (78OH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCLE), 78OH is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 17,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Valley City Flying Club Airport in Valley City, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Valley City Flying Club Airport (78OH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Valley City, OH at a field elevation of 867 ft. 78OH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCLE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLE.

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VFR
Observed 1051Z (6:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCLE, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
160° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
17,000 ft
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 17,000 ft, overcast at 22,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 17,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCLE 281051Z 16009KT 10SM BKN170 OVC220 13/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP260 T01280078 $

What changed at KCLE (nearest station)?

Since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.27 → 30.25 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 78OH

Based on the nearest station (KCLE), 78OH is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 17,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 867 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
18FAV8 kt head3 kt left
233 kt head9 kt left
053 kt tail9 kt right
368 kt tail3 kt right

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78OH 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 05/23
    1,800 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78OH
    Wind
    05
    3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    23
    3 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,300 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78OH
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 3 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→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 17,000 ft.

78OH 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 78OH

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

PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 88 NM NE of 78OH · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 100 NM NW of 78OH · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
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OYM UA /OV SVM/TM 1024/FL150/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180/IC LGT CLR 140/RM ZOB
OYM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1024Reported at 10:24 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180Turbulence: light chop durc to 180.
IC LGT CLR 140Icing: light clear 140.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1008Z (6:08 AM EDT) · 44 NM W of 78OH · 18,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate 18,000–23,000 ft turbulence
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FDY UA /OV FDY090035/TM 1008/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD 180-230/RM ZOB
FDY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FDY090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1008Reported at 10:08 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 180-230Turbulence: moderate 18,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 78OH

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCLE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 17,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 17,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

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
36%
36
27%
23
20%
05
17%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0856Z (4:56 AM EDT)

TAF KCLE 280856Z 2809/2912 18004KT P6SM OVC200 FM281500 21005KT P6SM SCT200 FM282000 35006KT P6SM SKC FM290200 17005KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

78OH has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCLE, 11 nm away.

N18369 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Valley City Flying Club Airport (78OH) with runway 05/23, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 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
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
78OH
City
Valley City
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
867 ft
Coordinates
41.2580, -81.9697
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCLE
TAF
Nearest KCLE
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Valley City Flying Club Airport (78OH)

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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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