Turtle Rock Airstrip (8PA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCXY), 8PA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Turtle Rock Airstrip in Shermansdale, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCXY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Turtle Rock Airstrip (8PA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shermansdale, PA at a field elevation of 626 ft. 8PA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCXY, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01U, 19U), the longest 500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCXY, 16 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCXY 281056Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 08/06 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP308 T00780061 $
What changed at KCXY (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (5:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
Current pilot readout for 8PA6
Based on the nearest station (KCXY), 8PA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 626 ft). 8PA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01U | 500 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 19U | 500 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8PA6 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8PA6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
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
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.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 8PA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCXY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01U
- 51%
- 19U
- 49%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8PA6
- City
- Shermansdale
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 626 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3293, -77.1676
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCXY
- TAF
- Nearest KMDT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 27m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Carlisle Aeromodelers Inc. - Bear Field , Carlisle, PA · 12 mi
- Harrisburg Area Flying Society - Detweiler Park , Dauphin, PA · 13 mi
- Capitol Area Flyers - Klinedinst Rd , Mechanicsburg, PA · 15 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Turtle Rock Airstrip (8PA6)
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