Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (K4G4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KUCP), K4G4 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Youngstown Elser Metro Airport in Youngstown, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUCP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (K4G4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Youngstown, OH at a field elevation of 1,070 ft. K4G4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUCP, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,012 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KYNG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUCP, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUCP 271956Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP282 T01890083
What changed at KUCP (nearest station)?
Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K4G4
Based on the nearest station (KUCP), K4G4 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,070 ft). K4G4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KYNG, about 18 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 4,012 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 28 | 4,012 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K4G4 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 10/284,012 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4G4Wind
- 10
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K4G4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K4G4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CAK UA /OV BSV/TM 1920/FL250/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM DURC 240-250 / ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BSVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.RM DURC 240-250 / ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K4G4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUCP reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 37 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 65%
- 10
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
K4G4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUCP, 13 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Daily 0730-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4G4
- City
- Youngstown
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9618, -80.6773
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,012 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUCP
- TAF
- Nearest KYNG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (K4G4)
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