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5 Lakes Airport (PA81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHGR), PA81 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near 5 Lakes Airport in Fayetteville, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHGR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

5 Lakes Airport (PA81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fayetteville, PA at a field elevation of 819 ft. PA81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHGR, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.

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MVFR
Observed 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHGR, 15.2 nm away.

Wind
090° 3 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHGR 281153Z 09003KT 5SM BR CLR 08/07 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00830072 10117 20072 53010 $

What changed at KHGR (nearest station)?

Since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for PA81

Based on the nearest station (KHGR), PA81 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 819 ft). PA81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 37 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
11FAV3 kt head1 kt left
293 kt tail1 kt right

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PA81 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 11/29
    2,100 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PA81
    Wind
    11
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    29
    3 kt tailwind · 1 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
061212Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PA81 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 PA81

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

PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of PA81 · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 59 NM SW of PA81 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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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.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of PA81 · during descent · PC12
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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.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 58 NM NE of PA81 · 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 PA81

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHGR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

29
55%
11
45%

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Live crosswind meter

PA81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHGR, 15 nm away.

N11293 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 11° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of 5 Lakes Airport (PA81)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PA81
City
Fayetteville
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
819 ft
Coordinates
39.9128, -77.5328
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHGR
TAF
Nearest KMRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for 5 Lakes Airport (PA81)

Community-submitted

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

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