Knox County Airport (K4I3) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 27, K4I3 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Knox County Airport in Mount Vernon, OH, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Knox County Airport (K4I3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mount Vernon, OH at a field elevation of 1,192 ft. K4I3 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 5,504 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.425.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K4I3 271935Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3029 RMK AO2
What changed at K4I3?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K4I3
K4I3 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,192 ft). K4I3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCMH, about 26 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 | 5,504 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 28 | 5,504 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K4I3 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 10/285,504 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4I3Wind
- 10
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K4I3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 K4I3
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.Show raw report
CMH UA /OV APE190020/TM 1828/FL340/TP CRJ7/SK OVC350/TB NEG
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV APE190020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ARP UAL2092 4132N 08124W 1359 F370 287/052KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2092 4132N 08124W 135…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
CMH UA /OV UNI350015/TM 1352/FL050/TP PA24/SK SKC/WX HZ/RM VIS 9-10SM NO CLOUDS
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UNI350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP PA24Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX HZWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS 9-10SM NO CLOUDSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K4I3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K4I3 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 54%
- 28
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K4I3's own weather station.
Wind is 12° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,504 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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
- Mon-Fri 0700-1700 local; Sat-Sun 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 2,000 ft MSL (808 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K4I3
- FAA LID
- 4I3
- City
- Mount Vernon
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,192 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3287, -82.5238
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,504 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCMH
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.425 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Knox County Airport (K4I3)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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