Mc Ginness Airport (8N7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNS), 8N7 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mc Ginness Airport in Columbia, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Ginness Airport (8N7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, PA at a field elevation of 334 ft. 8N7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 11/29), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNS, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLNS 281153Z 11004KT 7SM CLR 06/06 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP311 T00560056 10078 20056 51016
Current pilot readout for 8N7
Based on the nearest station (KLNS), 8N7 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08, 11). Density altitude is approximately -1,350 ft (field elevation 334 ft). 8N7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNS, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 1,850 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 08 | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 26 | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| 29 | 1,850 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8N7 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/261,800 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8N7Wind
- 08
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 11/291,850 × 120 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8N7Wind
- 11
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 29
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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.
8N7 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 8N7
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 8N7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 44%
- 08
- 26%
- 26
- 21%
- 11
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
8N7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNS, 11 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 11, 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
- 8N7
- City
- Columbia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 334 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0251, -76.4872
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLNS
- TAF
- Nearest KLNS
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 2m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Lancaster Area Soaring Society, Inc. - Breezy View Park , Columbia, PA · 2 mi
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- Manheim Flying Tigers - Auction Rd , Manheim, PA · 8 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Mc Ginness Airport (8N7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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