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Wyandot County Airport (K56D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFDY), K56D is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wyandot County Airport in Upper Sandusky, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFDY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wyandot County Airport (K56D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Upper Sandusky, OH at a field elevation of 830 ft. K56D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFDY, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,997 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFDY, 17.9 nm away.

Wind
260° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the west (260°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFDY 281853Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02330078 $

What changed at KFDY (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.23 → 30.21 inHg.

Current pilot readout for K56D

Based on the nearest station (KFDY), K56D is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 830 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
18FAV1 kt head5 kt right
361 kt tail5 kt left

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K56D 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 18/36
    3,997 × 75 ft · ASP
    Closed (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K56D
    Wind
    18
    1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    36
    1 kt tailwind · 5 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K56D 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 K56D

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

PIREP1810Z (2:10 PM EDT) · 74 NM SE of K56D · 5,000 ft MSL · P32R
con light chop turbulence
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CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.
PIREP1627Z (12:27 PM EDT) · 43 NM NE of K56D · altitude unknown · UNKN
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PCW UA /OV PCW /TM 1627 /FLUNKN /TP UNKN /RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING HZ AS REPORTED ON METAR
PCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.
RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING H…Remarks.
PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 85 NM W of K56D · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
intermittent light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 80 NM N of K56D · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K56D

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFDY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

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
56%
36
44%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KFDY 281720Z 2818/2918 22006KT P6SM FEW250 FM291500 23012G20KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

K56D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFDY, 18 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,997 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wyandot County Airport (K56D) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56D
City
Upper Sandusky
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
830 ft
Coordinates
40.8834, -83.3145
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,997 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFDY
TAF
Nearest KFDY
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wyandot County Airport (K56D)

Community-submitted

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

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