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Herron Airport (7G1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:50 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K2G2), 7G1 is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Herron Airport in New Cumberland, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2G2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Herron Airport (7G1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Cumberland, WV at a field elevation of 1,226 ft. 7G1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2G2, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 04/22), the longest 2,030 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIT.

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MVFR
Observed 2350Z (7:50 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2G2, 12.8 nm away.

Wind
050° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,900 ft
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,900 ft, broken clouds at 3,300 ft, broken clouds at 4,400 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K2G2 272350Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM BKN029 BKN033 BKN044 17/10 A3029 RMK A01

What changed at K2G2 (nearest station)?

Since the 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 3,200 ft to 2,900 ft.

Current pilot readout for 7G1

Based on the nearest station (K2G2), 7G1 is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,226 ft). 7G1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIT, 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
04FAV7 kt head2 kt right
015 kt head5 kt right
195 kt tail5 kt left
227 kt tail2 kt left

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7G1 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 01/19
    1,200 × 24 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7G1
    Wind
    01
    5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    19
    5 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 04/22
    2,030 × 20 ft · ASPH-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7G1
    Wind
    04
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    22
    7 kt tailwind · 2 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
061200Z13Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → 2,900 ft.

7G1 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 7G1

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

PIREP2317Z (7:17 PM EDT) · 96 NM W of 7G1 · 16,000 ft MSL · C68A
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CMH UA /OV APE/TM 2317/FL160/TP C68A/SK SKC/IC NEG
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV APELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2317Reported at 23:17 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2236Z (6:36 PM EDT) · 64 NM SE of 7G1 · 26,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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2G9 UA /OV IHD/TM 2236/FL260/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
2G9 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IHDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2236Reported at 22:36 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP2014Z (4:14 PM EDT) · 100 NM E of 7G1 · 32,000 ft MSL · UAL1729
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ARP UAL1729 4058N 07825W 2014 F320 267/048KT TB LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL1729 4058N 07825W 201…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1920Z (3:20 PM EDT) · 43 NM W of 7G1 · during climb · B737
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV/TM 1920/FL250/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM DURC 240-250 / ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM DURC 240-250 / ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7G1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2G2 reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 70%MVFR 13%IFR 10%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 8%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 27

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

01
35%
22
33%
04
24%
19
8%

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Live crosswind meter

7G1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2G2, 13 nm away.

N04227 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 15° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,030 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Herron Airport (7G1) with runway 01/19, 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19, 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
2,001 ft MSL (775 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7G1
City
New Cumberland
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,226 ft
Coordinates
40.5334, -80.5401
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,030 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K2G2
TAF
Nearest KPIT
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Herron Airport (7G1)

Community-submitted

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

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