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Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFKL), KAXQ is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Clarion County Airport in Clarion, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFKL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clarion, PA at a field elevation of 1,457 ft. KAXQ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFKL, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 5,003 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.275.

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VFR
Observed 0856Z (4:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFKL, 21 nm away.

Wind
110° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFKL 280856Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00780050 50000 $

What changed at KFKL (nearest station)?

Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KAXQ

Based on the nearest station (KFKL), KAXQ is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 1,457 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
06FAV2 kt head4 kt right
242 kt tail4 kt left

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KAXQ 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 06/24
    5,003 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KAXQ
    Wind
    06
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    24
    2 kt tailwind · 4 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
061210Z21Z08Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KAXQ 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 KAXQ

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

PIREP0609Z (2:09 AM EDT) · 29 NM N of KAXQ · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
Show raw report
JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KAXQ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFKL reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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.

24
69%
06
31%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)

TAF KFKL 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 18006KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

KAXQ's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KFKL, 21 nm away.

N06244 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 65° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 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
Mon-Fri 0830-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KAXQ
FAA LID
AXQ
City
Clarion
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,457 ft
Coordinates
41.2258, -79.4410
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,003 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KFKL)
TAF
Nearest KFKL
AWOS/ASOS
118.275 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
12h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Clarion County Airport (KAXQ)

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

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