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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.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDI, 11.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

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).

Raw METAR
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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06FAV0 kt head3 kt right
240 kt head3 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.

  • Runway 06/24
    1,281 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PS36
    Wind
    06
    0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    24
    0 kt headwind · 3 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
061214Z02Z13Z

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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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 PS36

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

PIREP1118Z (7:18 AM EDT) · 76 NM W of PS36 · 16,500 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop 16,500–20,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1104Z (7:04 AM EDT) · 95 NM W of PS36 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL1803
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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.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 88 NM SE of PS36 · 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.
PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 98 NM NW of PS36 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1032Z (6:32 AM EDT) · 66 NM NE of PS36 · 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.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 74 NM SW of PS36 · 18,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop 18,000–25,000 ft turbulence
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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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: 10 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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.

N06243 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 95° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,281 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Swank Airport (PS36) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

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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Pilot PIREPs for Swank Airport (PS36)

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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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