Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 8:54 PM ET, Oct 28, KAVP is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KAVP right now.
Live aviation weather for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) is a regional airport serving Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA at a field elevation of 962 ft. KAVP reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 10/28), the longest 7,502 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAVP 290054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T01060056
What changed at KAVP?
Since the 2354Z (7:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.36 → 30.34 inHg.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for KAVP
KAVP is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 962 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KAVP by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for AVP in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from AVP's own airspace.
KAVP reported VFR in 77% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 247 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 8% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 3% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 22 had the best headwind 31% of the time, runway 28 29%, and winds were calm 29% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 48 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 8. From December to February KAVP was IFR or worse 9% of the time, against 4% from June to August.
AVP departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time across 1,780 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (93%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (71%).
Thunderstorms were reported on about 22 days a year. 71% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 7,502 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 10 | 4,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22 | 7,502 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 28 | 4,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KAVP runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 04/227,502 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAVPWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 10/284,300 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAVPWind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- no steady wind
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 23 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAVP 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 KAVP
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SMQ UA /OV BWZ/TM 0016/FL190/TP B737/TB MOD
SMQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BWZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0016Reported at 00:16 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.Show raw report
SMQ UA /OV BWZ030020/TM 2324/FL280/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT CHOP
SMQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BWZ030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2324Reported at 23:24 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP E75SAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
BGM UA /OV DNY/TM 2146/FL160/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP 140
BGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DNYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2146Reported at 21:46 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 140Turbulence: continuous light chop 140.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAVP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KAVP reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 39%
- 28
- 23%
- 22
- 20%
- 10
- 18%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT)
TAF KAVP 282320Z 2900/2924 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 FM290400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 2910/2914 BKN020 FM291600 23007G15KT P6SM SCT050
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KAVP's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 7,502 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 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
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe major · Engine minor
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KAVP
- IATA
- AVP
- FAA LID
- AVP
- City
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 962 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3371, -75.7242
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,502 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 111.6 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 20h 24m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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Historical Flying Weather at KAVP
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KAVP reported VFR conditions during about 76.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 247 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.3 kt, calm 20.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68.9 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 72.5 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 75.6 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 79.3 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 78.3 | 17.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 78.9 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 82.5 | 13.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 81.7 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 78.9 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 77.3 | 18.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 77.9 | 17.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 66.0 | 26.1 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 kt |
| Feb | 6.4 kt |
| Mar | 6.8 kt |
| Apr | 6.5 kt |
| May | 5.2 kt |
| Jun | 4.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.2 kt |
| Aug | 4.0 kt |
| Sep | 4.2 kt |
| Oct | 4.8 kt |
| Nov | 5.5 kt |
| Dec | 5.8 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KAVP airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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