Little Britain Airport (79PA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0W3), 79PA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Little Britain Airport in Quarryville, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0W3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Little Britain Airport (79PA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Quarryville, PA at a field elevation of 470 ft. 79PA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0W3, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0W3, 13.8 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K0W3 281055Z AUTO 02003KT 9SM CLR A3041 RMK AO2 $
What changed at K0W3 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 79PA
Based on the nearest station (K0W3), 79PA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). 79PA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNS, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 28 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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79PA 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 10/281,800 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79PAWind
- 10
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
79PA 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 79PA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
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 79PA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0W3 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 59%
- 10
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
79PA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0W3, 14 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 79PA
- City
- Quarryville
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 470 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7912, -76.1416
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K0W3
- TAF
- Nearest KLNS
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 10h 56m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Little Britain Airport (79PA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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