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Hawk's Nest Airport (OH42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4I3), OH42 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hawk's Nest Airport in Butler, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4I3): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hawk's Nest Airport (OH42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Butler, OH at a field elevation of 1,260 ft. OH42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4I3, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFD.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4I3, 14 nm away.

Wind
180° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K4I3 282335Z AUTO 18002KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3025 RMK AO2

What changed at K4I3 (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for OH42

Based on the nearest station (K4I3), OH42 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,260 ft). OH42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMFD, about 18 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
20FAV2 kt head0 kt
022 kt tail0 kt

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OH42 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 02/20
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at OH42
    Wind
    02
    2 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    20
    2 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
061223Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

OH42 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 OH42

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

PIREP2133Z (5:33 PM EDT) · 28 NM SE of OH42 · 23,000 ft MSL · B763
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CAK UA /OV I40/TM 2133/FL230/TP B763/SK SKC/TB NEG
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV I40Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2133Reported at 21:33 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2127Z (5:27 PM EDT) · 22 NM NW of OH42 · during descent · C172
smooth turbulence
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MFD UA /OV MFD/TM 2127/FLDURD/TP C172/TB SMOOTH/RM RY23
MFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2127Reported at 21:27 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
RM RY23Remarks.
PIREP1946Z (3:46 PM EDT) · 73 NM E of OH42 · 29,000 ft MSL · UAL780
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ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946 F290 247/051KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1913Z (3:13 PM EDT) · 79 NM SE of OH42 · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light to moderate chop turbulence
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1810Z (2:10 PM EDT) · 49 NM S of OH42 · 5,000 ft MSL · P32R
con light chop turbulence
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CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at OH42

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4I3 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

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.

02
68%
20
32%

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Live crosswind meter

OH42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4I3, 14 nm away.

N20022 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 14° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hawk's Nest Airport (OH42)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near OH42

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near OH42.

VIP TFR
COLUMBUS-CHILLICOTHE, OH
Active 20.1 NM from OH42
NOTAM: 6/3437

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
OH42
City
Butler
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
1,260 ft
Coordinates
40.5401, -82.3938
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K4I3
TAF
Nearest KMFD
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 46m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hawk's Nest Airport (OH42)

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 Hawk's Nest Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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