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Bugs Airport (PA68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KABE), PA68 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Bugs Airport (PA68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nazareth, PA at a field elevation of 430 ft. PA68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KABE, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABE.

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VFR
Observed 1351Z (9:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KABE, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
060° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.48"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.48 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KABE 281351Z 06005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP324 T00830017 $

What changed at KABE (nearest station)?

Since the 1251Z (8:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for PA68

Based on the nearest station (KABE), PA68 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 430 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
35FAV3 kt head4 kt right
172 kt tail5 kt left

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PA68 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 17/35
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA68
    Wind
    17
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    35
    3 kt headwind · 4 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
061214Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA68 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 PA68

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

PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 91 NM W of PA68 · 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) · 84 NM W of PA68 · 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.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 74 NM NE of PA68 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 100 NM E of PA68 · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 59 NM W of PA68 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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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 PA68

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

35
70%
17
30%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KABE 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM281800 17005KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

PA68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KABE, 7.2 nm away.

N35175 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bugs Airport (PA68)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PA68
City
Nazareth
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
430 ft
Coordinates
40.7129, -75.3081
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KABE
TAF
Nearest KABE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bugs Airport (PA68)

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

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