Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Pike County Airport Hatcher Field in Pikeville, KY, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pikeville, KY at 1,473 ft. KPBX reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 4 runways (02, 09, 20, 27), longest 5,356 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track KPBX in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

LIFR

Observed 0655Z (2:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

Calm

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

100 ft

Altimeter

30.01"

Temp / Dew

69°F / 21°C

dew 69°F / 20°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 100 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 100 ft.

Raw METAR

METAR KPBX 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN001 21/20 A3001 RMK AO2 T02060203

What changed at KPBX?

Since the 0635Z (2:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Visibility improved from 1.25 SM to 10 SM.
Mist ended (BR).

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Current pilot readout for KPBX

KPBX is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 100 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,473 ft). KPBX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJKL, about 36 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KPBX. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

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
02	3,455 ft	ASP	-	-
09	5,356 ft	ASP	-	-
20	3,455 ft	ASP	-	-
27	5,356 ft	ASP	-	-

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 100 ft.

KPBX weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Pike County Airport Hatcher Field in Pikeville, KY: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KPBX is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KPBX

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

PIREP0144Z (9:44 PM EDT) · 67 NM E of KPBX · 30,000 ft MSL · B738

light turbulence

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IND UA /OV BLF/TM 0144/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT

IND UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BLFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0144Reported at 01:44 UTC.

FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB LGTTurbulence: light.

PIREP0121Z (9:21 PM EDT) · 50 NM SE of KPBX · 36,000 ft MSL · B739

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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 0121/FL360/TP B739/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 15

VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0121Reported at 01:21 UTC.

FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.

TP B739Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.

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Recent aviation weather trends at KPBX

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KPBX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours

VFR 90%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 6%

Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt

Max gust: -

Lowest ceiling: 100 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: SE

Category changes: 8

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days

VFR 87%MVFR 3%IFR 2%LIFR 8%

Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt

Max gust: 14 kt

Lowest ceiling: 100 ft

Lowest vis: 0.25 sm

Prevailing wind: SE

Category changes: 19

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

02: 32%
27: 31%
20: 22%
09: 15%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: General aviation airport
ICAO: KPBX
IATA: PVL
FAA LID: PBX
City: Pikeville
State: Kentucky
Country: United States
Elevation: 1,473 ft
Coordinates: 37.5608, -82.5701
Runways: 4
Longest runway: 5,356 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KJKL
Time zone: America/New_York
Next sunset: 16h 27m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

3 airports

KK22Big Sandy Regional AirportDebord, KY12 nm N 9KY9Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs FieldPaintsville, KY15 nm NW 57KYBelcher Regional AirportBelcher, KY16 nm SE

25–50 NM

8 airports

KLNPLonesome Pine AirportWise, VA35 nm SLIFR METAR KK20Wendell H Ford AirportChavies, KY35 nm WMETAR KJKLJulian Carroll AirportJackson, KY36 nm WLIFR METAR · TAF KJFZTazewell County AirportCedar Bluff, VA47 nm SELIFR METAR KHTSTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson FieldHuntington, WV48 nm NIFR METAR · TAF K6L4Logan County AirportLogan, WV36 nm NE

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KVJIVirginia Highlands AirportAbingdon, VA58 nm SEMVFR METAR KDWUAshland Regional AirportWorthington, KY60 nm NMVFR METAR KTRITri-Cities Regional TN/VA AirportBlountville, TN66 nm SVFR METAR · TAF KBLFMercer County AirportBluefield, WV67 nm ELIFR METAR · TAF KCRWYeager AirportCharleston, WV67 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KBKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver, WV70 nm EIFR METAR · TAF

+2 more within 100 NM

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Historical Flying Weather at KPBX

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KPBX reported VFR conditions during about 75.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 243 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.5 kt, calm 30.1% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#955 of 1,400

Regional rank

#43

State rank

#15

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

75.4%

MVFR

11.5%

IFR

3.9%

LIFR

8.1%

Est. VFR days/yr

243

Most VFR month

June

Fewest VFR month

January

Median ceiling

3,100 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

30.1%

Median wind

3 kt

Gusty hours

6.7%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

132

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

3,055 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KPBX monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	62.8	23.4	6.8	7.0
Feb	67.3	16.9	5.8	10.0
Mar	78.6	11.1	3.9	6.4
Apr	83.6	9.0	2.6	4.7
May	81.4	7.4	3.1	8.1
Jun	83.7	7.6	2.3	6.4
Jul	79.3	8.7	3.3	8.8
Aug	77.4	7.6	3.4	11.6
Sep	80.0	6.2	2.9	10.9
Oct	79.2	8.3	3.5	8.9
Nov	76.6	12.5	4.2	6.7
Dec	67.3	19.3	5.4	8.1

Average wind by month

KPBX average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	4.3 kt
Feb	4.4 kt
Mar	4.9 kt
Apr	4.4 kt
May	3.4 kt
Jun	2.8 kt
Jul	2.2 kt
Aug	2.3 kt
Sep	2.7 kt
Oct	3.1 kt
Nov	3.6 kt
Dec	3.9 kt

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KPBX weather: frequently asked

What runways are available at KPBX?+

KPBX has 4 runways: 02, 09, 20, 27; the longest is 5,356 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KPBX report its own weather?+

Yes. Pike County Airport Hatcher Field has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KPBX have a TAF?+

No. KPBX does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJKL, about 36 nm away.

Does KPBX broadcast D-ATIS?+

No. KPBX does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KPBX from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX)

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