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Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLPR), K5A1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Norwalk Huron County Airport in Norwalk, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLPR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Norwalk, OH at a field elevation of 852 ft. K5A1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLPR, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,208 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFD.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

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

Wind
200° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLPR 281253Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T01170083

What changed at KLPR (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.28 → 30.30 inHg.

Current pilot readout for K5A1

Based on the nearest station (KLPR), K5A1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 852 ft). K5A1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMFD, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
28FAV2 kt head6 kt left
102 kt tail6 kt right

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K5A1 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 10/28
    4,208 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K5A1
    Wind
    10
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    28
    2 kt headwind · 6 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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K5A1 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 K5A1

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

PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 50 NM NW of K5A1 · 15,000 ft MSL · E75S
light rime icing
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DTW UA /OV 20 SE DTW/TM 1244/FL150/TP E75S/TA M06/IC LGT RIME
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SE DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1238Z (8:38 AM EDT) · 77 NM S of K5A1 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
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CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1238/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1223Z (8:23 AM EDT) · 74 NM N of K5A1 · 17,000 ft MSL · FA20
light rime 11,000–17,000 ft icing
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DTW UA /OV SVM090025/TM 1223/FL170/TP FA20/TA M01/IC LGT RIME 110-170/RM ZOB
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP FA20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 110-170Icing: light rime 11,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1219Z (8:19 AM EDT) · 77 NM NW of K5A1 · during climb · SF50
light clear icing
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DTW UA /OV 10 N DTW/TM 1219/FL160/TP SF50/TA M10/IC LGT CLR/RM DURC
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 N DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1217Z (8:17 AM EDT) · 69 NM NW of K5A1 · 18,000 ft MSL · SF50
light clr 15,500–16,500 ft turbulence
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DTW UA /OV DXO/TM 1217/FL180/TP SF50/WX M10/TB LGT CLR 155-165/RM ZOB
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DXOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1217Reported at 12:17 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
WX M10Weather and flight visibility observed.
TB LGT CLR 155-165Turbulence: light clr 15,500–16,500 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 69 NM NW of K5A1 · 17,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulencelight rime icing
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DTW UA /OV DXO/TM 1200/FL170/TP E75L/TA M15/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DXOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) · 54 NM NW of K5A1 · 12,000 ft MSL · A321
lt rime 16,500–14,000 ft icing
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DTW UA /OV 15 SE DTW/TM 1154/FL120/TP A321/TA -11/IC LT RIME 165-140
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15 SE DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1154Reported at 11:54 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TA -11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LT RIME 165-140Icing: lt rime 16,500–14,000 ft.
PIREP1149Z (7:49 AM EDT) · 55 NM NW of K5A1 · 17,000 ft MSL · CL35
light rime icing
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TTF UA /OV 10S CRL/TM 1149/FL170/TP CL35/TA M14/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
TTF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10S CRLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1149Reported at 11:49 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K5A1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 6%IFR 7%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 35

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.

28
57%
10
43%

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Live crosswind meter

K5A1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLPR, 18 nm away.

N28106 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,208 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

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
Unattended
Repairs
Engine minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5A1
City
Norwalk
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
852 ft
Coordinates
41.2448, -82.5512
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,208 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLPR
TAF
Nearest KMFD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1)

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

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