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Fetters Construction Airport (PA70) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:15 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOQN), PA70 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fetters Construction Airport in Downingtown, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOQN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fetters Construction Airport (PA70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Downingtown, PA at a field elevation of 500 ft. PA70 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOQN, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,820 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDG.

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VFR
Observed 1315Z (9:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOQN, 8.5 nm away.

Wind
060° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOQN 271315Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3037 RMK AO2

What changed at KOQN (nearest station)?

Since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for PA70

Based on the nearest station (KOQN), PA70 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 500 ft). PA70 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDG, about 21 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV5 kt head2 kt right
235 kt tail2 kt left

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PA70 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
    1,820 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA70
    Wind
    05
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    23
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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
081613Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA70 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 PA70

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

PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 65 NM SE of PA70 · 1,500 ft MSL · C172
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KACY UA /OV ACY /TM 1224 /FL015 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV10SM /WV 03008KT /RM EIDS-ACY
KACY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ACYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
WV 03008KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM EIDS-ACYRemarks.
PIREP1220Z (8:20 AM EDT) · 74 NM W of PA70 · 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.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 59 NM NE of PA70 · 37,000 ft MSL · GLF
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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SMQ UA /OV BWZ/TM 1131/FL370/TP GLF/TB CONS MOD CHOP
SMQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BWZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP GLFAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PA70

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOQN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 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.

05
69%
23
31%

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Live crosswind meter

PA70 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOQN, 8.5 nm away.

N05235 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,820 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fetters Construction Airport (PA70)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0900-1700 local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PA70
City
Downingtown
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
500 ft
Coordinates
40.0918, -75.7108
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,820 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOQN
TAF
Nearest KRDG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 39m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Fetters Construction Airport (PA70)

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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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