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Cloudbound Airport (PA47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDMW), PA47 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Cloudbound Airport (PA47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gettysburg, PA at a field elevation of 600 ft. PA47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDMW, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,020 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDMW, 16.2 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDMW 271515Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3036 RMK AO2

What changed at KDMW (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for PA47

Based on the nearest station (KDMW), PA47 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 600 ft). PA47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 34 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05--
23--

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PA47 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 05/23
    2,020 × 100 ft · GRASS / SOD
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA47
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    no steady wind
    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
081615Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA47 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 PA47

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

PIREP1432Z (10:32 AM EDT) · 32 NM W of PA47 · 40,000 ft MSL · GL5T
continuous light turbulence
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AOO UA /OV THS/TM 1432/FL400/TP GL5T/TB CONS LGT/RM ZOB
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV THSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1432Reported at 14:32 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP GL5TAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1413Z (10:13 AM EDT) · 76 NM NW of PA47 · 40,000 ft MSL · FA7X
moderate chop turbulence
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PSB UA /OV PSB/TM 1413/FL400/TP FA7X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
PSB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP FA7XAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1220Z (8:20 AM EDT) · 15 NM N of PA47 · 40,000 ft MSL · E295
continuous light chop turbulence
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CXY UA /OV HAR225020/TM 1220/FL400/TP E295/TB CONS LGT CHOP
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HAR225020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1220Reported at 12:20 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP E295Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1143Z (7:43 AM EDT) · 86 NM N of PA47 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
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IPT UA /OV SFK186029 /TM 1143 /FL340 /TP B38M /TA M50 /WV 30550KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFK186029Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1143Reported at 11:43 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M50Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 30550KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PA47

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDMW reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 73%MVFR 15%IFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 3%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 18

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.

05
59%
23
41%

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Live crosswind meter

PA47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDMW, 16 nm away.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,020 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cloudbound Airport (PA47)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PA47
City
Gettysburg
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
39.7808, -77.2787
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,020 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDMW
TAF
Nearest KMDT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cloudbound Airport (PA47)

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

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