Harrison County Airport (K8G6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:50 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2G2), K8G6 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Harrison County Airport in Cadiz, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2G2): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Harrison County Airport (K8G6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cadiz, OH at a field elevation of 1,176 ft. K8G6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2G2, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 4,154 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHLG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2G2, 16.1 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K2G2 281350Z AUTO 14004KT 9SM CLR 12/10 A3032 RMK A01
What changed at K2G2 (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K8G6
Based on the nearest station (K2G2), K8G6 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,176 ft). K8G6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHLG, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 4,154 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 31 | 4,154 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K8G6 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 13/314,154 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8G6Wind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K8G6 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 K8G6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HTS UA /OV EKN270030/TM 1403/FL260/TP TBM8/TA M33/IC LGT RIME
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKN270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1403Reported at 14:03 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.TA M33Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1144/FL050/TP C25B/SK SKC/TB NEG DURD
PKB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PKBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEG DURDTurbulence: none reported durd.Show raw report
ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1128/FL160/TP PC12/IC NEG
ZZV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ZZVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
CAK UA /OV BSV105020/TM 1118/FL165/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BSV105020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
MFD UA /OV MFD/TM 1113/FL280/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
MFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
CLE UA /OV CLE180010/TM 1105/FL165/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CLE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CLE180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1105Reported at 11:05 UTC.FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 1104 F280 248/063KT TB OCNL MOD CHOP IC
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 110…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K8G6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2G2 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 31
- 60%
- 13
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
K8G6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2G2, 16 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0900-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8G6
- City
- Cadiz
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,176 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.2384, -81.0129
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,154 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2G2
- TAF
- Nearest KHLG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Harrison County Airport (K8G6)
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