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Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport (W73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHGR), W73 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport in Fairfield, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHGR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport (W73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairfield, PA at a field elevation of 573 ft. W73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHGR, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHGR, 17.6 nm away.

Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHGR 281753Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP293 T01720094 10178 20083 58022

What changed at KHGR (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.40 → 30.37 inHg.

Current pilot readout for W73

Based on the nearest station (KHGR), W73 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 573 ft). W73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 36 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
15FAV6 kt head3 kt right
336 kt tail3 kt left

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W73 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 15/33
    2,700 × 50 ft · ASPH-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at W73
    Wind
    15
    6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    33
    6 kt tailwind · 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
061219Z06Z17Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

W73 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 W73

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 59 NM E of W73 · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 74 NM NW of W73 · 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.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 48 NM E of W73 · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 63 NM W of W73 · 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.
PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 91 NM N of W73 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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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.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 66 NM N of W73 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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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.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 27 NM N of W73 · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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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.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 62 NM S of W73 · during descent · CL69
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HEF UA /OV KHEF340001/TM 1316/FL009/TP CL69/SK OVC009/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP CL69Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at W73

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHGR reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

33
62%
15
38%

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Live crosswind meter

W73 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHGR, 18 nm away.

N15337 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport (W73)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Sat-Sun DALGT local; Mon - Fri UNATTENDED local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
W73
City
Fairfield
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
573 ft
Coordinates
39.7570, -77.3514
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHGR
TAF
Nearest KMRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport (W73)

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 Mid Atlantic Soaring Center Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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