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McCauley's Airport (8PN3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFKL), 8PN3 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near McCauley's Airport in Venus, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFKL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

McCauley's Airport (8PN3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Venus, PA at a field elevation of 1,571 ft. 8PN3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFKL, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFKL.

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VFR
Observed 1256Z (8:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFKL, 16.3 nm away.

Wind
130° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFKL 281256Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00830067 $

What changed at KFKL (nearest station)?

Since the 1156Z (7:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.33 → 30.35 inHg.
  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 8PN3

Based on the nearest station (KFKL), 8PN3 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,571 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV3 kt head4 kt left
013 kt tail4 kt right

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8PN3 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 01/19
    1,900 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8PN3
    Wind
    01
    3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    19
    3 kt headwind · 4 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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8PN3 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 8PN3

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

PIREP1118Z (7:18 AM EDT) · 80 NM SW of 8PN3 · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV105020/TM 1118/FL165/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSV105020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1104Z (7:04 AM EDT) · 95 NM SW of 8PN3 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL1803
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ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 1104 F280 248/063KT TB OCNL MOD CHOP IC
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 110…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 52 NM NW of 8PN3 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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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) · 43 NM E of 8PN3 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop occnl lgt turbulence
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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 8PN3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFKL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
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.

19
71%
01
29%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1122Z (7:22 AM EDT)

TAF KFKL 281122Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 18006KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

8PN3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFKL, 16 nm away.

N19015 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of McCauley's Airport (8PN3)
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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
8PN3
City
Venus
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,571 ft
Coordinates
41.3833, -79.4987
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFKL
TAF
Nearest KFKL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for McCauley's Airport (8PN3)

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

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