Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (KHTS) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 8:51 AM ET, Oct 28, KHTS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KHTS right now.
Live aviation weather for Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field in Huntington, WV, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (KHTS) is a regional airport serving Huntington, WV at a field elevation of 828 ft. KHTS reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 7,017 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHTS 281251Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP264 T01000083
Current pilot readout for KHTS
KHTS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 828 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KHTS 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 HTS in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from HTS's own airspace.
KHTS reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 256 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 9% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 5% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 30 had the best headwind 55% of the time, runway 12 45%, and winds were calm 29% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south-southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 30 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 3. From December to February KHTS was IFR or worse 10% of the time, against 8% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 42 days a year. 61% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Field elevation is 828 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,483 ft, 1,655 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 7,017 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 30 | 7,017 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KHTS 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 12/307,017 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHTSWind
- 12
- no steady wind
- 30
- 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.
KHTS 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 KHTS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
BKW UA /OV AZQ140020/TM 1238/FL340/TP B38M/SK TOP 340/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BKW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AZQ140020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
PKB UA /OV RZT/TM 1237/FL230/TP PC12/TA M22/IC LGT RIME
PKB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RZTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
LOZ UA /OV SYM/TM 1230/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT MOD CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SYMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.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
HTS UA /OV HNN/TM 1134/FL190/TP C56X/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1134Reported at 11:34 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.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
CVG UA /OV CVG075012/TM 1122/FL260/TP B350/TB NEG/IC NEG
CVG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CVG075012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1122Reported at 11:22 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHTS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 53%
- 30
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KHTS 281120Z 2812/2912 00000KT P6SM BKN240
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHTS's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 7,017 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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 & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KHTS
- IATA
- HTS
- FAA LID
- HTS
- City
- Huntington
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3667, -82.5580
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,017 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 125.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 42m
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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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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KHTS
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KHTS reported VFR conditions during about 78.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 256 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.5 kt, calm 22.8% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67.6 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 71.1 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| Mar | 80.1 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 86.8 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| May | 80.8 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 83.3 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 78.0 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 |
| Aug | 78.6 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Sep | 77.9 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 80.8 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 80.6 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 69.2 | 20.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 kt |
| Feb | 5.7 kt |
| Mar | 5.7 kt |
| Apr | 5.5 kt |
| May | 4.2 kt |
| Jun | 3.9 kt |
| Jul | 3.4 kt |
| Aug | 3.1 kt |
| Sep | 3.2 kt |
| Oct | 4.0 kt |
| Nov | 4.5 kt |
| Dec | 4.9 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KHTS 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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HTS's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (KHTS)
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