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Barnes Farmland Airport (PS43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUCP), PS43 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Barnes Farmland Airport in Volant, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUCP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Barnes Farmland Airport (PS43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Volant, PA at a field elevation of 1,280 ft. PS43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUCP, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KYNG.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUCP, 7.9 nm away.

Wind
230° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KUCP 281856Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP262 T02170089

What changed at KUCP (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.28 → 30.26 inHg.

Current pilot readout for PS43

Based on the nearest station (KUCP), PS43 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,280 ft). PS43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KYNG, about 22 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
27FAV4 kt head3 kt left
094 kt tail3 kt right

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PS43 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 09/27
    2,250 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PS43
    Wind
    09
    4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 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
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PS43 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 PS43

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

PIREP1913Z (3:13 PM EDT) · 69 NM S of PS43 · 23,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light to moderate chop turbulence
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 84 NM E of PS43 · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 94 NM SE of PS43 · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
int light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 54 NM NE of PS43 · 15,000 ft MSL · C408
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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.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 49 NM S of PS43 · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1342Z (9:42 AM EDT) · 59 NM N of PS43 · 17,000 ft MSL · TBM9
light rime 16,000–17,000 ft icing
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HZY UA /OV JFN010014/TM 1342/FL170/TP TBM9/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 160-170/RM ZOB
HZY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JFN010014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-170Icing: light rime 16,000–17,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PS43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUCP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 8%IFR 5%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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.

27
60%
09
40%

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Live crosswind meter

PS43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUCP, 7.9 nm away.

N27095 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 32° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Barnes Farmland Airport (PS43)
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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
PS43
City
Volant
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,280 ft
Coordinates
41.0787, -80.2550
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KUCP
TAF
Nearest KYNG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Barnes Farmland Airport (PS43)

Community-submitted

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

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