Nemacolin Airport (PA88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVVS), PA88 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Nemacolin Airport in Farmington, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVVS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nemacolin Airport (PA88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Farmington, PA at a field elevation of 1,995 ft. PA88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVVS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,845 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVVS, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVVS 281915Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A3029 RMK AO2 T02010077
What changed at KVVS (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PA88
Based on the nearest station (KVVS), PA88 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,995 ft). PA88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGW, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 3,845 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 0 kt |
| 05 | 3,845 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
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PA88 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 05/233,845 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PA88Wind
- 05
- 7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 23
- 7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PA88 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 PA88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVVS reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 52%
- 23
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
PA88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVVS, 11 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- PA88
- City
- Farmington
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,995 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.8056, -79.5489
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,845 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVVS
- TAF
- Nearest KMGW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nemacolin Airport (PA88)
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