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Oberlander Airport (PA52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KERI), PA52 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Oberlander Airport in Union City, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Oberlander Airport (PA52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Union City, PA at a field elevation of 1,626 ft. PA52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERI, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KERI.

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VFR
Observed 1851Z (2:51 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KERI, 18 nm away.

Wind
340° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KERI 281851Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01890106

What changed at KERI (nearest station)?

Since the 1751Z (1:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.24 inHg.

Current pilot readout for PA52

Based on the nearest station (KERI), PA52 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,626 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
28FAV2 kt head3 kt right
102 kt tail3 kt left

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PA52 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 10/28
    1,700 × 100 ft · Grass
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA52
    Wind
    10
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    28
    2 kt headwind · 3 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
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA52 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 PA52

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

PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 97 NM SE of PA52 · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 24 NM E of PA52 · 15,000 ft MSL · C408
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FKL UA /OV TDT/TM 1616/FL150/TP C408/IC NEG/RM ZOB
FKL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1616Reported at 16:16 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1541Z (11:41 AM EDT) · 73 NM NE of PA52 · 19,000 ft MSL · E170
light rime icing
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BUF UA /OV BUF170030/TM 1541/FL190/TP E170/TA M19/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
BUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUF170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA M19Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 95 NM S of PA52 · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1537/FL360/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 37 NM W of PA52 · 17,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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HZY UA /OV JFN010014/TM 1342/FL170/TP TBM9/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM ZOB
HZY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JFN010014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PA52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

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.

10
57%
28
43%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KERI 281720Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM281900 35006KT P6SM FEW250 FM290100 17006KT P6SM FEW250 FM291500 21011KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

PA52 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERI, 18 nm away.

N28104 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Oberlander Airport (PA52)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PA52
City
Union City
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,626 ft
Coordinates
41.8593, -79.9072
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KERI
TAF
Nearest KERI
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Oberlander Airport (PA52)

Community-submitted

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

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