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Van Wert County Airport (KVNW) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 5:15 AM ET, Oct 28, KVNW is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Van Wert County Airport in Van Wert, OH, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Van Wert County Airport (KVNW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Van Wert, OH at a field elevation of 787 ft. KVNW 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 5,005 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 125.175.

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VFR
Observed 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVNW 280915Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT120 11/11 A3024 RMK AO2

What changed at KVNW?

Since the 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KVNW

KVNW is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09, 18). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 787 ft). KVNW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFWA, about 27 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV2 kt head2 kt right
182 kt head2 kt left
272 kt tail2 kt left
362 kt tail2 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KVNW 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    5,005 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KVNW
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,558 × 95 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KVNW
    Wind
    18
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    2 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061209Z21Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KVNW 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 KVNW

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

PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 71 NM N of KVNW · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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.
PIREP0340Z (11:40 PM EDT) · 70 NM W of KVNW · 4,500 ft MSL · P28A
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GUS UA /OV I76/TM 0340/FL045/TP P28A/TB NEG/IC NEG
GUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV I76Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0335Z (11:35 PM EDT) · 97 NM W of KVNW · 15,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 0335/FL150/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
OXI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OXILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0335Reported at 03:35 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0333Z (11:33 PM EDT) · 27 NM W of KVNW · 43,000 ft MSL · CL30
occasional light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0333/FL430/TP CL30/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0333Reported at 03:33 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KVNW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KVNW reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 90%MVFR 3%IFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 4%IFR 3%LIFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
37%
09
25%
36
20%
27
18%

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Live KVNW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KVNW's own weather station.

N09273 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 51° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,005 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Van Wert County Airport (KVNW) with runway 09/27, 18/36 marked
N ↑

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
Mon-Fri 0730-1600 local; Sat-Sun BY PRIOR ARNGMT local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Pattern altitude
1,599 ft MSL (812 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KVNW
FAA LID
VNW
City
Van Wert
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
787 ft
Coordinates
40.8647, -84.6094
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,005 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KFWA
AWOS/ASOS
125.175 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Van Wert County Airport (KVNW)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Van Wert County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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