Rocktop Airport (PA58) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHGR), PA58 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rocktop Airport in Chambersburg, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHGR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rocktop Airport (PA58) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chambersburg, PA at a field elevation of 770 ft. PA58 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHGR, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHGR, 17.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHGR 281053Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 09/08 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP306 T00890078 $
What changed at KHGR (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.38 → 30.40 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PA58
Based on the nearest station (KHGR), PA58 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 770 ft). PA58 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1,800 ft | GRVL | - | - |
| 31 | 1,800 ft | GRVL | - | - |
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PA58 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 13/311,800 × 100 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PA58Wind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
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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 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PA58 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 PA58
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHGR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 63%
- 13
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
PA58 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHGR, 18 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
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- PA58
- City
- Chambersburg
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 770 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9750, -77.5578
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHGR
- TAF
- Nearest KMDT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 29m
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RC flying fields nearby
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