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Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 4:47 PM ET, Oct 28, KLBE is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KLBE right now.

Live aviation weather for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, PA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) is a regional airport serving Latrobe, PA at a field elevation of 1,199 ft. KLBE 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 (06/24), the longest 8,222 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2047Z (4:47 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
190° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLBE 282047Z 19006KT 10SM SCT110 21/09 A3029

What changed at KLBE?

Since the 1947Z (3:47 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 220° to 190°.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for KLBE

KLBE is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,199 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KLBE by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

0
FAA ground stops or delay programs, last 12 months

The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for LBE in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from LBE's own airspace.

LBE delay status →

80%
of windy hours favor runway 24

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 24 had the best headwind 80% of the time, runway 06 20%, and winds were calm 33% of hours.

Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
24FAV5 kt head4 kt left
065 kt tail4 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KLBE 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
    8,222 × 150 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KLBE
    Wind
    06
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    24
    5 kt headwind · 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
091821Z07Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KLBE 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 KLBE

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

PIREP1957Z (3:57 PM EDT) · 46 NM S of KLBE · 24,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate mx 21,000–24,000 ft icing
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W99 UA /OV 20N ESL /TM 1957/FL240/TP E75L/TA M6/IC LGT-MOD MX 210-240
W99 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20N ESLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT-MOD MX 210-240Icing: light to moderate mx 21,000–24,000 ft.
PIREP1946Z (3:46 PM EDT) · 65 NM W of KLBE · 29,000 ft MSL · UAL780
Show raw report
ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946 F290 247/051KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1913Z (3:13 PM EDT) · 67 NM W of KLBE · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light to moderate chop turbulence
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 47 NM NE of KLBE · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 36 NM E of KLBE · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
int light chop turbulence
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JST UA /OV JST150015/TM 1636/FL360/TP B752/TB INT LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
JST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1636Reported at 16:36 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 86 NM N of KLBE · 15,000 ft MSL · C408
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FKL UA /OV TDT/TM 1616/FL150/TP C408/IC NEG/RM ZOB
FKL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1616Reported at 16:16 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 29 NM W of KLBE · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1537/FL360/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KLBE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KLBE reported mostly VFR across 42 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

24
66%
06
34%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KLBE 281720Z 2818/2918 18005KT P6SM SCT250

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Live KLBE Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KLBE's own weather station.

N24066 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 8,222 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 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
24 hours
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KLBE
IATA
LBE
FAA LID
LBE
City
Latrobe
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,199 ft
Coordinates
40.2759, -79.4048
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
8,222 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Published
ATIS
118.375 MHz
AWOS/ASOS
118.375 MHz
CTAF
125 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
59m

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KLBE airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE)

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 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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