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Simpson Airport (9W3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:51 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KEKN), 9W3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Simpson Airport (9W3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Philippi, WV at a field elevation of 1,960 ft. 9W3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEKN, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEKN.

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VFR
Observed 1351Z (9:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEKN, 14.5 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEKN 271351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP311 T00720050

What changed at KEKN (nearest station)?

Since the 1251Z (8:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for 9W3

Based on the nearest station (KEKN), 9W3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,960 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
01--
19--

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9W3 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
    1,500 × 50 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9W3
    Wind
    01
    no steady wind
    19
    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
061214Z07Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9W3 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 9W3

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

PIREP1248Z (8:48 AM EDT) · 11 NM S of 9W3 · 38,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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HTS UA /OV EKN/TM 1248/FL380/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1248Reported at 12:48 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 95 NM SW of 9W3 · 39,000 ft MSL · UAL237
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ARP UAL237 3746N 08107W 1153 F390 TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL237 3746N 08107W 1153…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1146Z (7:46 AM EDT) · 100 NM NW of 9W3 · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
light turbulence
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ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1146/FL410/TP E55P/TB LGT
ZZV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ZZVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1146Reported at 11:46 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1141Z (7:41 AM EDT) · 71 NM N of 9W3 · during descent · PC12
smooth turbulence
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AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1141/FLDURD/TP PC12/WV NO TAILWIND ON FINAL RY28/TB SMOOTH
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WV NO TAILWIND ON FINAL RY28Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP1052Z (6:52 AM EDT) · 96 NM W of 9W3 · 40,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV HNN/TM 1052/FL400/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1052Reported at 10:52 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.
PIREP1039Z (6:39 AM EDT) · 94 NM SW of 9W3 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
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BKW UA /OV BKW/TM 1039/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
BKW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1039Reported at 10:39 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9W3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEKN reported mostly VFR across 36 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 8%IFR 11%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

01
67%
19
33%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1258Z (8:58 AM EDT)

TAF KEKN 271258Z 2713/2812 00000KT P6SM SCT240 FM281000 00000KT 2SM BR FEW001

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Live crosswind meter

9W3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEKN, 15 nm away.

N0119wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Simpson Airport (9W3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9W3
City
Philippi
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,960 ft
Coordinates
39.0934, -80.0259
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEKN
TAF
Nearest KEKN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Simpson Airport (9W3)

Community-submitted

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

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