Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:35 AM ET, Oct 28, KPCW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Erie-Ottawa International Airport in Port Clinton, OH, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW) is a regional airport serving Port Clinton, OH at a field elevation of 590 ft. KPCW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 5,646 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.775.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPCW 280835Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KPCW?
Since the 0815Z (4:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0815Z (4:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KPCW
KPCW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 590 ft). KPCW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTOL, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 4,002 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 09 | 5,646 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 27 | 5,646 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 4,002 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KPCW runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/275,646 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPCWWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/364,002 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPCWWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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 7→4 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.
KPCW 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 KPCW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KPCW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KPCW reported mostly VFR across 59 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 09
- 31%
- 18
- 29%
- 27
- 21%
- 36
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KPCW's own weather station.
Wind is 28° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 18/36 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
- Daily 0700-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KPCW
- FAA LID
- PCW
- City
- Port Clinton
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 590 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5156, -82.8683
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,646 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KTOL
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.775 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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