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Snowshoe Airport (8WV3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEKN), 8WV3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Snowshoe Airport in Mingo, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEKN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Snowshoe Airport (8WV3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mingo, WV at a field elevation of 3,260 ft. 8WV3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEKN, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,620 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEKN.

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VFR
Observed 1851Z (2:51 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEKN, 24.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEKN 281851Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T02060061

What changed at KEKN (nearest station)?

Since the 1751Z (1:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1751Z (1:51 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8WV3

Based on the nearest station (KEKN), 8WV3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,250 ft (field elevation 3,260 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
10--
28--

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

8WV3 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
    4,620 × 200 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8WV3
    Wind
    10
    no steady wind
    28
    no steady wind
    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
061219Z07Z18Z

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

8WV3 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 8WV3

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

PIREP1913Z (3:13 PM EDT) · 98 NM N of 8WV3 · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light to moderate chop turbulence
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 81 NM SE of 8WV3 · during descent · E145
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LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP E145/RM RY 4 B028
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
RM RY 4 B028Remarks.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 84 NM SE of 8WV3 · during descent · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1759/FL028/TP E145/SK BKN028/RM DURGD RY04 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGD RY04 KLYHRemarks.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 84 NM SE of 8WV3 · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 63 NM W of 8WV3 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate chop continuous turbulence
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CRW UA /OV 3847N 08119W/TM 1420/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP CONS/RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT MOD CHOP AWC-WEB
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3847N 08119WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP CONSTurbulence: moderate chop continuous.
RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT…Remarks.
PIREP1419Z (10:19 AM EDT) · 91 NM S of 8WV3 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1419/FL350/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1403Z (10:03 AM EDT) · 39 NM NW of 8WV3 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM8
light rime icing
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HTS UA /OV EKN270030/TM 1403/FL260/TP TBM8/TA M33/IC LGT RIME
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EKN270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1403Reported at 14:03 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
TA M33Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1336Z (9:36 AM EDT) · 70 NM S of 8WV3 · during descent · CRJ7
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ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1336/FL021/TP CRJ7/SK BKN010/RM TOPS 028 BASES 021 DURD
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS 028 BASES 021 DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8WV3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEKN reported mostly VFR across 34 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 74%MVFR 6%IFR 9%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 0/3 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 17

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
84%
10
16%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KEKN 281720Z 2818/2918 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM290900 00000KT 1SM BR BKN001 FM291100 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM291200 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM291300 00000KT 4SM BR FEW200 FM291400 27004KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

8WV3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEKN, 24 nm away.

N1028wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 4,620 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Snowshoe Airport (8WV3) 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

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8WV3
City
Mingo
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
3,260 ft
Coordinates
38.5061, -80.0234
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,620 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEKN
TAF
Nearest KEKN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Snowshoe Airport (8WV3)

Community-submitted

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

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