Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHGR), KN68 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Franklin County Regional Airport in Chambersburg, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHGR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chambersburg, PA at a field elevation of 688 ft. KN68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHGR, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAOO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHGR, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KHGR 281153Z 09003KT 5SM BR CLR 08/07 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00830072 10117 20072 53010 $
What changed at KHGR (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for KN68
Based on the nearest station (KHGR), KN68 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 688 ft). KN68 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAOO, about 37 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 3,300 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 24 | 3,300 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KN68 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 06/243,300 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KN68Wind
- 06
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KN68 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KN68
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP C25AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DRUDRemarks.Show raw report
IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KN68
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHGR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 55%
- 24
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
KN68's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KHGR, 16 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- N68
- City
- Chambersburg
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 688 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9731, -77.6433
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KHGR)
- TAF
- Nearest KAOO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 34m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- C-Burg Model Airs - Franklin Learning Center , Chambersburg, PA · 6 mi
- Pegasus RC Airplane Club 1 , Hagerstown, MD · 21 mi
- Carlisle Aeromodelers Inc. - Bear Field , Carlisle, PA · 23 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68)
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