Yerington Municipal Airport (KO43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMEV), KO43 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Yerington Municipal Airport in Yerington, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMEV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Yerington Municipal Airport (KO43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yerington, NV at a field elevation of 4,382 ft. KO43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMEV, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 5,822 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMEV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMEV, 27.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,100 ft, a few clouds at 3,900 ft, a few clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature -4°C (25°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMEV 280955Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM FEW031 FEW039 FEW049 M04/M07 A3006 RMK AO2
What changed at KMEV (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KO43
Based on the nearest station (KMEV), KO43 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 4,382 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02FAV | 5,822 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 20 | 5,822 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 4 kt left |
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KO43 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 02/205,822 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KO43Wind
- 02
- 0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 0 kt headwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KO43 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 KO43
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2837 3841N 11715W 0712 F370 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3841N 11715W 071…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 KO43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMEV reported mostly VFR across 63 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 54%
- 20
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KMEV 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM282000 33007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
KO43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMEV, 28 nm away.
Wind is 91° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Mon-Fri 0700-1800 local; Sat-Sun IREG local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance
- Pattern altitude
- 5,182 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- EYR
- FAA LID
- O43
- City
- Yerington
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,382 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.0041, -119.1580
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,822 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMEV
- TAF
- Nearest KMEV
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Yerington Municipal Airport (KO43)
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