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Ruhes Airport (KR47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOWX), KR47 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ruhes Airport in Leipsic, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ruhes Airport (KR47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leipsic, OH at a field elevation of 801 ft. KR47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWX, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 4,455 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFDY.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWX, 5.2 nm away.

Wind
130° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOWX 272015Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3028 RMK AO2

What changed at KOWX (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 2 to 7 kt.

Current pilot readout for KR47

Based on the nearest station (KOWX), KR47 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 801 ft). KR47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFDY, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV5 kt head5 kt right
275 kt tail5 kt left

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KR47 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 09/27
    4,455 × 65 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KR47
    Wind
    09
    5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    27
    5 kt tailwind · 5 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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KR47 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 KR47

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

PIREP2017Z (4:17 PM EDT) · 34 NM S of KR47 · 26,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DAY UA /OV ROD010015/TM 2017/FL260/TP CRJ9/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROD010015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2017Reported at 20:17 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1930Z (3:30 PM EDT) · 32 NM W of KR47 · 19,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop-lgt fl190-200 turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA090020/TM 1930/FL190/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWA090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200Turbulence: light chop-lgt fl190-200.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 93 NM W of KR47 · 33,000 ft MSL · LJ31
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GSH UA /OV GHS/TM 1927/FL330/TP LJ31/TB NEG
GSH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ31Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1919Z (3:19 PM EDT) · 91 NM NW of KR47 · 39,000 ft MSL · B38M
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SBN UA /OV GIJ090020/TM 1919/FL390/TP B38M/TB NEG
SBN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GIJ090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1919Reported at 19:19 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1835Z (2:35 PM EDT) · 82 NM SW of KR47 · 28,000 ft MSL · A320
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GUS UA /OV MZZ/TM 1835/FL280/TP A320/TB NEG
GUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1812Z (2:12 PM EDT) · 46 NM NW of KR47 · 37,000 ft MSL · UAL752
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ARP UAL752 4139N 08447W 1812 F370 246/059KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL752 4139N 08447W 1812…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 66 NM W of KR47 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1645/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1628Z (12:28 PM EDT) · 95 NM N of KR47 · 3,000 ft MSL · C700
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PTK UA /OV PTK270008/TM 1628/FL030/TP C700/SK SCT024-TOPUNKN/RM THIN LAYER AT 030
PTK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTK270008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1628Reported at 16:28 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT024-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM THIN LAYER AT 030Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KR47

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 7%IFR 1%LIFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 27

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
51%
09
49%

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Live crosswind meter

KR47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOWX, 5.2 nm away.

N09277 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,455 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ruhes Airport (KR47)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Sat 0700-1700 local; Sun PRIOR ARNGMT local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
R47
City
Leipsic
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
801 ft
Coordinates
41.1025, -84.0544
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,455 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOWX
TAF
Nearest KFDY
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ruhes Airport (KR47)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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