Bowtie Airport (PA51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTHV), PA51 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bowtie Airport in Biglerville, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTHV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bowtie Airport (PA51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Biglerville, PA at a field elevation of 560 ft. PA51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTHV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTHV, 15.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KTHV 281053Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 04/04 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP305 T00390039
What changed at KTHV (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 4 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for PA51
Based on the nearest station (KTHV), PA51 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 560 ft). PA51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 27 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2,100 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 23 | 2,100 ft | TURF | - | - |
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PA51 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 05/232,100 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at PA51Wind
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PA51 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 PA51
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PA51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTHV reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 67%
- 23
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
PA51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTHV, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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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
- PA51
- City
- Biglerville
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 560 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9085, -77.2052
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTHV
- TAF
- Nearest KMDT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 7m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Bowtie Airport (PA51)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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