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Giermek Executive Airport (8G3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOLE), 8G3 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Giermek Executive Airport in Olean, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Giermek Executive Airport (8G3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Olean, NY at a field elevation of 1,420 ft. 8G3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFD.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLE, 10.5 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOLE 281215Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3035 RMK AO2

What changed at KOLE (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8G3

Based on the nearest station (KOLE), 8G3 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 1,420 ft). 8G3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFD, about 19 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
10FAV0 kt head8 kt right
280 kt head8 kt left

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8G3 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 10/28
    3,150 × 80 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8G3
    Wind
    10
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    28
    0 kt headwind · 8 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
061214Z03Z12Z

Over the last 21 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8G3 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 8G3

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

PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 84 NM W of 8G3 · 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.
PIREP1032Z (6:32 AM EDT) · 36 NM S of 8G3 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop occnl lgt turbulence
Show raw report
BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.
RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8G3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOLE reported mostly VFR across 52 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

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.

28
65%
10
35%

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Live crosswind meter

8G3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLE, 11 nm away.

N10288 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt

Wind is 93° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Giermek Executive Airport (8G3) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 1700-2000 local; Sat-Sun 0800-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8G3
City
Olean
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
1,420 ft
Coordinates
42.0687, -78.4045
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOLE
TAF
Nearest KBFD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Giermek Executive Airport (8G3)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Giermek Executive Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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