West Liberty Airport (9I3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJKL), 9I3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near West Liberty Airport in West Liberty, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJKL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
West Liberty Airport (9I3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West Liberty, KY at a field elevation of 934 ft. 9I3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJKL, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJKL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJKL, 19.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJKL 280753Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01220061
What changed at KJKL (nearest station)?
Since the 0653Z (2:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0653Z (2:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9I3
Based on the nearest station (KJKL), 9I3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 934 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,400 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 07 | 2,400 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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9I3 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 07/252,400 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9I3Wind
- 07
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9I3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9I3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJKL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 82%
- 07
- 18%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0534Z (1:34 AM EDT)
TAF KJKL 280534Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
9I3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJKL, 20 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9I3
- City
- West Liberty
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 934 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9145, -83.2521
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJKL
- TAF
- Nearest KJKL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 14h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for West Liberty Airport (9I3)
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