Snowshoe Airport (8WV3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEKN), 8WV3 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, 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.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEKN, 24.3 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEKN 281951Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01940067
What changed at KEKN (nearest station)?
Since the 1851Z (2:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
Current pilot readout for 8WV3
Based on the nearest station (KEKN), 8WV3 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately 4,100 ft (field elevation 3,260 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28FAV | 4,620 ft | Turf | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 10 | 4,620 ft | Turf | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 10/284,620 × 200 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8WV3Wind
- 10
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 3→6 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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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.
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W99 UA /OV 20N ESL /TM 1957/FL240/TP E75L/TA M6/IC LGT-MOD MX 210-240
W99 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20N ESLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT-MOD MX 210-240Icing: light to moderate mx 21,000–24,000 ft.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ 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 33 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 85%
- 10
- 15%
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.
Wind is 78° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- 1h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Snowshoe Airport (8WV3)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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