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Benton Airport (PA40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHZL), PA40 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Benton Airport in Benton, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHZL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Benton Airport (PA40) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benton, PA at a field elevation of 780 ft. PA40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHZL, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIPT.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHZL, 21.9 nm away.

Wind
160° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.43"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 39°F / 4°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHZL 281715Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3043 RMK AO2

What changed at KHZL (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for PA40

Based on the nearest station (KHZL), PA40 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 21. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 780 ft). PA40 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIPT, about 24 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
21FAV2 kt head2 kt left
033 kt tail1 kt right

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PA40 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 03/21
    2,200 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA40
    Wind
    03
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    21
    2 kt headwind · 2 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
061217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA40 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 PA40

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

PIREP1654Z (12:54 PM EDT) · 91 NM NW of PA40 · 10,000 ft MSL · B737
mdt chop 10,000–15,000 ft turbulence
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ROC UA /OV ROC180040/TM 1654/FL100/TP B737/TB MDT CHOP 100-150/RM ZOB
ROC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROC180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1654Reported at 16:54 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MDT CHOP 100-150Turbulence: mdt chop 10,000–15,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1633Z (12:33 PM EDT) · 50 NM N of PA40 · 24,000 ft MSL · DH8D
light rime icing
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ELM UA /OV SFK070040/TM 1633/FL240/TP DH8D/TA M22/IC LGT RIME
ELM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFK070040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 24 NM W of PA40 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 33 NM SW of PA40 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 71 NM SW of PA40 · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 62 NM SW of PA40 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PA40

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
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.

03
88%
21
12%

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Live crosswind meter

PA40 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHZL, 22 nm away.

N21033 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Benton Airport (PA40)
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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
PA40
City
Benton
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
780 ft
Coordinates
41.2001, -76.3872
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHZL
TAF
Nearest KIPT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Benton Airport (PA40)

Community-submitted

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

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