Swank Airport (PS36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDI), PS36 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Swank Airport in Clarksburg, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Swank Airport (PS36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clarksburg, PA at a field elevation of 1,221 ft. PS36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDI, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,281 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDI, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIDI 281355Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3037 RMK A01
What changed at KIDI (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for PS36
Based on the nearest station (KIDI), PS36 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 1,221 ft). PS36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBE, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 1,281 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 24 | 1,281 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
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PS36 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 06/241,281 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at PS36Wind
- 06
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PS36 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 PS36
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CAK UA /OV BSV105020/TM 1118/FL165/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200/RM ZOB
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BSV105020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 165-200Turbulence: continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 1104 F280 248/063KT TB OCNL MOD CHOP IC
ARP UAL1803 4044N 08125W 110…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
ERI UA /OV ERI/TM 1034/FL220/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOB
ERI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1034Reported at 10:34 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
HLG UA /OV AIR150020/TM 0907/FL180/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 180-250/RM ZOB
HLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AIR150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 180-250Turbulence: continuous light chop 18,000–25,000 ft.RM ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PS36
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIDI reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 53%
- 24
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
PS36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIDI, 12 nm away.
Wind is 95° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- PS36
- City
- Clarksburg
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,221 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.5469, -79.3364
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,281 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIDI
- TAF
- Nearest KLBE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 7m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Murrysville Area RC Society - Ridge Rd , Saltsburg, PA · 9 mi
- Indiana Flyers Club - Snyder Rd , Homer City, PA · 12 mi
- Murrysville Area Sailplane Society - Story Rd , Export, PA · 14 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Swank Airport (PS36)
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