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Head Field Airport (OH44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDLZ), OH44 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 2 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Head Field Airport in Galena, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDLZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Head Field Airport (OH44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Galena, OH at a field elevation of 945 ft. OH44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDLZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,545 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 2235Z (6:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDLZ, 8.5 nm away.

Wind
310° 2 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 2 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDLZ 272235Z AUTO 31002KT 8SM CLR 17/09 A3027 RMK AO2

What changed at KDLZ (nearest station)?

Since the 2215Z (6:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2215Z (6:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for OH44

Based on the nearest station (KDLZ), OH44 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 2 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 945 ft). OH44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCMH, about 14 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
27FAV1 kt head1 kt right
091 kt tail1 kt left

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OH44 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
    3,545 × 110 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at OH44
    Wind
    09
    1 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    27
    1 kt headwind · 1 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
061223Z10Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 1→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

OH44 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 OH44

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

PIREP2110Z (5:10 PM EDT) · 68 NM W of OH44 · 22,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 2110/FL220/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2110Reported at 21:10 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2056Z (4:56 PM EDT) · 92 NM W of OH44 · 25,000 ft MSL · DH8D
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DAY UA /OV RID/TM 2056/FL250/TP DH8D/TB NEG/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2056Reported at 20:56 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2017Z (4:17 PM EDT) · 52 NM W of OH44 · 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) · 95 NM NW of OH44 · 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.
PIREP1920Z (3:20 PM EDT) · 76 NM NE of OH44 · during climb · B737
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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CAK UA /OV BSV/TM 1920/FL250/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM DURC 240-250 / ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BSVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM DURC 240-250 / ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1828Z (2:28 PM EDT) · 28 NM SE of OH44 · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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CMH UA /OV APE190020/TM 1828/FL340/TP CRJ7/SK OVC350/TB NEG
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV APE190020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at OH44

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDLZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 10%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 6%IFR 6%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 29

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.

27
54%
09
46%

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Live crosswind meter

OH44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDLZ, 8.5 nm away.

N27092 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 45° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,545 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Head Field Airport (OH44)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
OH44
City
Galena
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
945 ft
Coordinates
40.2203, -82.9470
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,545 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDLZ
TAF
Nearest KCMH
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
23h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Head Field Airport (OH44)

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 Head Field Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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