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McCreary County Airport (K18I) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBYL), K18I is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near McCreary County Airport in Pine Knot, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBYL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

McCreary County Airport (K18I) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pine Knot, KY at a field elevation of 1,370 ft. K18I has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBYL, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,999 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1435Z (10:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBYL, 11 nm away.

Wind
150° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 51°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBYL 281435Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM BKN200 14/10 A3038 RMK AO2 T01400103

Current pilot readout for K18I

Based on the nearest station (KBYL), K18I is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,370 ft). K18I does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSME, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV1 kt head3 kt left
041 kt tail3 kt right

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K18I 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 04/22
    2,999 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K18I
    Wind
    04
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    22
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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.

K18I 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 K18I

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

PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 60 NM N of K18I · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 96 NM NE of K18I · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 64 NM N of K18I · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1317Z (9:17 AM EDT) · 85 NM SE of K18I · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
light chop turbulence
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AVL UA /OV SOT/TM 1317/FL350/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-18
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-18Remarks.
PIREP1245Z (8:45 AM EDT) · 83 NM N of K18I · 17,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FFT180010/TM 1245/FL170/TP AT43/SK VMC/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFT180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1238Z (8:38 AM EDT) · 73 NM E of K18I · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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BKW UA /OV AZQ140020/TM 1238/FL340/TP B38M/SK TOP 340/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BKW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZQ140020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1230Z (8:30 AM EDT) · 99 NM NE of K18I · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
light moderate chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV SYM/TM 1230/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT MOD CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SYMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.
PIREP1230Z (8:30 AM EDT) · 93 NM N of K18I · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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LEX UA /OV FFT/TM 1230/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K18I

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 19,000 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 15

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.

04
60%
22
40%

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Live crosswind meter

K18I has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBYL, 11 nm away.

N22043 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 65° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,999 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of McCreary County Airport (K18I) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
18I
City
Pine Knot
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
1,370 ft
Coordinates
36.6955, -84.3913
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,999 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBYL
TAF
Nearest KSME
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for McCreary County Airport (K18I)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for McCreary County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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