Alexander Salamon Airport (KAMT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFGX), KAMT is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Alexander Salamon Airport in West Union, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFGX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alexander Salamon Airport (KAMT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West Union, OH at a field elevation of 896 ft. KAMT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFGX, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,558 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KILN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFGX, 20.4 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFGX 281735Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3031 RMK AO2 T02210089
What changed at KFGX (nearest station)?
Since the 1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.31 → 30.29 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KAMT
Based on the nearest station (KFGX), KAMT is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 896 ft). KAMT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KILN, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 3,558 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 05 | 3,558 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KAMT 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 05/233,558 × 65 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAMTWind
- 05
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 2 kt headwind · 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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAMT 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAMT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFGX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 54%
- 23
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
KAMT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFGX, 20 nm away.
Wind is 55° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KAMT
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KAMT.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri IREG local; Sat-Sun UNATNDD local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAMT
- FAA LID
- AMT
- City
- West Union
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 896 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8515, -83.5663
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,558 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFGX
- TAF
- Nearest KILN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alexander Salamon Airport (KAMT)
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