Sunny Rest Airport (8PA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K22N), 8PA8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sunny Rest Airport in Palmerton, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K22N): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sunny Rest Airport (8PA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmerton, PA at a field elevation of 980 ft. 8PA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K22N, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K22N, 4.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.50 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K22N 281315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3050 RMK AO2
What changed at K22N (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8PA8
Based on the nearest station (K22N), 8PA8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 980 ft). 8PA8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABE, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8PA8 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8PA8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.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 8PA8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K22N reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8PA8
- City
- Palmerton
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 980 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8168, -75.6663
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K22N
- TAF
- Nearest KABE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 44m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Ashfield RC Club - Solt Field , Germansville, PA · 4 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Sunny Rest Airport (8PA8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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