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Braxton County Airport (K48I) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, K48I is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Braxton County Airport in Sutton, WV, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Braxton County Airport (K48I) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sutton, WV at a field elevation of 1,276 ft. K48I reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,995 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
2.5 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind calm, visibility 2.5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K48I 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 06/06 A3030 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 T00590059 53002

What changed at K48I?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K48I

K48I is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 0 ft (field elevation 1,276 ft). K48I does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEKN, about 39 nm away.

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
02--
20--

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K48I 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 02/20
    3,995 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K48I
    Wind
    02
    no steady wind
    20
    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
061209Z21Z08Z

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

K48I 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at K48I

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K48I reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 63%MVFR 13%IFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 0/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 45%MVFR 7%IFR 13%LIFR 35%
Wind avg/max: 0/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 35

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

02
50%
20
50%

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Live K48I Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K48I's own weather station.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 3,995 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Braxton County Airport (K48I) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 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 · Jet A
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K48I
FAA LID
48I
City
Sutton
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,276 ft
Coordinates
38.6870, -80.6518
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,995 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KEKN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Braxton County Airport (K48I)

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 Braxton County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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