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Gerstell Farms Airport (WV15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCBE), WV15 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Gerstell Farms Airport in Keyser, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCBE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gerstell Farms Airport (WV15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Keyser, WV at a field elevation of 700 ft. WV15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCBE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.

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LIFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCBE, 11 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
3.5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.44"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
dew 42°F / 6°C

Wind calm, visibility 3.5 statute miles, broken clouds at 300 ft, scattered clouds at 800 ft, scattered clouds at 1,200 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCBE 281055Z AUTO 00000KT 3 1/2SM BR BKN003 SCT008 SCT012 06/05 A3044 RMK AO2 T00590055

What changed at KCBE (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 0.25 SM to 3.5 SM.
  • Mist began (BR).
  • Fog ended (FG).

Current pilot readout for WV15

Based on the nearest station (KCBE), WV15 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 700 ft). WV15 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 44 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09--
27--

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WV15 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
    2,300 × 90 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WV15
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    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
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.

WV15 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 WV15

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

PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 26 NM SE of WV15 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 81 NM SE of WV15 · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 77 NM W of WV15 · 18,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop 18,000–25,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
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 WV15

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCBE reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 13%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
64%
09
36%

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Live crosswind meter

WV15 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCBE, 11 nm away.

N0927wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gerstell Farms Airport (WV15)
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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
WV15
City
Keyser
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
700 ft
Coordinates
39.4834, -78.9264
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCBE
TAF
Nearest KMRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 8m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Gerstell Farms Airport (WV15)

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

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