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Shelby Community Airport (K12G) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:52 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMFD), K12G is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Shelby Community Airport in Shelby, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMFD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shelby Community Airport (K12G) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shelby, OH at a field elevation of 1,120 ft. K12G has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMFD, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 18/36), the longest 3,174 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFD.

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VFR
Observed 1052Z (6:52 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMFD, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMFD 281052Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01060089 $

What changed at KMFD (nearest station)?

Since the 0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K12G

Based on the nearest station (KMFD), K12G is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18, 21). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 1,120 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
18FAV5 kt head2 kt left
214 kt head4 kt left
034 kt tail4 kt right
365 kt tail2 kt right

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K12G runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 03/21
    1,890 × 125 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K12G
    Wind
    03
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    21
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    3,174 × 50 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K12G
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K12G 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 K12G

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

PIREP1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) · 66 NM SW of K12G · 16,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
DAY UA /OV UYF/TM 1035/FL160/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UYFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1035Reported at 10:35 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1008Z (6:08 AM EDT) · 14 NM NW of K12G · 18,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate 18,000–23,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
FDY UA /OV FDY090035/TM 1008/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD 180-230/RM ZOB
FDY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FDY090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1008Reported at 10:08 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 180-230Turbulence: moderate 18,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K12G

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMFD 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: 5/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

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.

18
37%
21
24%
36
21%
03
18%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)

TAF KMFD 280520Z 2806/2906 12003KT P6SM BKN250 FM281600 25005KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

K12G has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMFD, 8.8 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,174 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Shelby Community Airport (K12G) with runway 03/21, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily 0600-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
12G
City
Shelby
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
1,120 ft
Coordinates
40.8729, -82.6974
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,174 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMFD
TAF
Nearest KMFD
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shelby Community Airport (K12G)

Community-submitted

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

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