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Vicars Private Airport (PS15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAOO), PS15 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Vicars Private Airport in Altoona, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAOO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Vicars Private Airport (PS15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Altoona, PA at a field elevation of 1,370 ft. PS15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAOO, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAOO.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAOO, 15.4 nm away.

Wind
060° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
44°F / 7°C
dew 42°F / 6°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAOO 281053Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00670056

Current pilot readout for PS15

Based on the nearest station (KAOO), PS15 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 08. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,370 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
08FAV3 kt head1 kt left
263 kt tail1 kt right

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PS15 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 08/26
    1,200 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PS15
    Wind
    08
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    26
    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.

PS15 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 PS15

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

PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 78 NM S of PS15 · 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.
PIREP1032Z (6:32 AM EDT) · 56 NM N of PS15 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop occnl lgt turbulence
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BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.
RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 83 NM E of PS15 · 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.
PIREP0609Z (2:09 AM EDT) · 77 NM NW of PS15 · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
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JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PS15

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

26
64%
08
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0542Z (1:42 AM EDT)

TAF KAOO 280542Z 2806/2906 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM281200 00000KT P6SM SCT015 OVC040 FM281400 17003KT P6SM BKN007 OVC015 FM281600 18006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC100 FM282100 15003KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

PS15 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAOO, 15 nm away.

N08263 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 11° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Vicars Private Airport (PS15)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PS15
City
Altoona
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,370 ft
Coordinates
40.5476, -78.3917
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAOO
TAF
Nearest KAOO
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 10m

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Pilot PIREPs for Vicars Private Airport (PS15)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Vicars Private Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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