Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:55 PM ET, Oct 28, KHZL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Hazleton Municipal Airport in Hazleton, PA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hazleton, PA at a field elevation of 1,603 ft. KHZL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 5,001 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.975.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHZL 282355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3039 RMK AO2
What changed at KHZL?
Since the 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KHZL
KHZL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 1,603 ft). KHZL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVP, about 24 nm away.
KHZL by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KHZL reported VFR in 69% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 211 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 22% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 15% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 28 had the best headwind 63% of the time, runway 10 37%, and winds were calm 36% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 55 days a year. From December to February KHZL was IFR or worse 19% of the time, against 14% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 35 days a year. 66% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Gusts showed up in 15% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 39 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and July the calmest.
Sources: 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 28 | 5,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KHZL 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 10/285,001 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHZLWind
- 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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KHZL 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 KHZL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHZL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHZL reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 87%
- 10
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHZL's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Mon - Wed 0600-1600 local; Thur - Sun 0730-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Charter · Parachute jumping
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHZL
- IATA
- HZL
- FAA LID
- HZL
- City
- Hazleton
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,603 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9868, -75.9949
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KAVP
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.975 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 21h 49m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Northeast Valley RC Club - Cabin LN , Sugarloaf, PA · 7 mi
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- Briar Creek R/C Flyers - Briar Creek Lake Park , Berwick, PA · 16 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KHZL
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KHZL reported VFR conditions during about 68.5% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 211 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.7 kt, calm 35.5% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59.2 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 66.9 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Mar | 70.7 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 69.5 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 7.0 |
| May | 65.8 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| Jun | 70.3 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 74.7 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Aug | 72.0 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 71.4 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 65.8 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 70.0 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 54.9 | 22.7 | 9.6 | 12.9 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 kt |
| Feb | 4.8 kt |
| Mar | 5.5 kt |
| Apr | 5.3 kt |
| May | 3.6 kt |
| Jun | 2.7 kt |
| Jul | 2.0 kt |
| Aug | 2.1 kt |
| Sep | 2.4 kt |
| Oct | 3.3 kt |
| Nov | 4.1 kt |
| Dec | 4.3 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hazleton Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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