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Alberter Farms Airport (PS52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJST), PS52 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Alberter Farms Airport in Johnstown, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJST): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Alberter Farms Airport (PS52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Johnstown, PA at a field elevation of 2,070 ft. PS52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJST, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJST.

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VFR
Observed 1154Z (7:54 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJST, 7.3 nm away.

Wind
180° 4 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJST 281154Z AUTO 18004KT 7SM CLR 09/08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00940078 10111 20089 53005

What changed at KJST (nearest station)?

Since the 1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for PS52

Based on the nearest station (KJST), PS52 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 2,070 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
26FAV1 kt head4 kt left
081 kt tail4 kt right

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PS52 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
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PS52
    Wind
    08
    1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    26
    1 kt headwind · 4 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
061212Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PS52 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 PS52

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

PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 60 NM S of PS52 · 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) · 78 NM N of PS52 · 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) · 84 NM W of PS52 · 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 PS52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

26
70%
08
30%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KJST 281120Z 2812/2912 17008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC200 FM282100 14005KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

PS52 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJST, 7.3 nm away.

N26084 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Alberter Farms Airport (PS52)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
PS52
City
Johnstown
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
2,070 ft
Coordinates
40.1951, -78.8328
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJST
TAF
Nearest KJST
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Alberter Farms Airport (PS52)

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 Alberter Farms Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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