Hilty Field (OI68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBJJ), OI68 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hilty Field in Rittman, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBJJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hilty Field (OI68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rittman, OH at a field elevation of 1,000 ft. OI68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBJJ, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCAK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBJJ, 5.7 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBJJ 281556Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01890100
What changed at KBJJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for OI68
Based on the nearest station (KBJJ), OI68 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,000 ft). OI68 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCAK, about 16 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 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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OI68 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,000 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OI68Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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 22 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
OI68 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at OI68
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBJJ reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 53%
- 36
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
OI68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBJJ, 5.7 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OI68
- City
- Rittman
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9414, -81.7978
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBJJ
- TAF
- Nearest KCAK
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 5h 34m
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