Downes Airport (PS39) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIDI), PS39 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Downes Airport in Clymer, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIDI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Downes Airport (PS39) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clymer, PA at a field elevation of 1,590 ft. PS39 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIDI, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJST.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIDI, 6.5 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIDI 281715Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3031 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for PS39
Based on the nearest station (KIDI), PS39 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,590 ft). PS39 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJST, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 1,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 14 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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PS39 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 14/321,200 × 125 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at PS39Wind
- 14
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 3 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.
PS39 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 PS39
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JST UA /OV JST150015/TM 1636/FL360/TP B752/TB INT LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
JST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JST150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1636Reported at 16:36 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
FKL UA /OV TDT/TM 1616/FL150/TP C408/IC NEG/RM ZOB
FKL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1616Reported at 16:16 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP C408Aircraft type reporting.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.Show raw report
AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1537/FL360/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.Show raw report
CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.Show raw report
MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PS39
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 54%
- 32
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
PS39 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIDI, 6.5 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- PS39
- City
- Clymer
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,590 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.6283, -78.9603
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIDI
- TAF
- Nearest KJST
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Downes Airport (PS39)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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