Herold Airport (WV63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K48I), WV63 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Herold Airport in Craigsville, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K48I): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Herold Airport (WV63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Craigsville, WV at a field elevation of 2,346 ft. WV63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K48I, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 1,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLWB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K48I, 21.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K48I 272155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3026 RMK AO2 T01940084
What changed at K48I (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (5:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 4°C.
Current pilot readout for WV63
Based on the nearest station (K48I), WV63 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 2,346 ft). WV63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLWB, about 31 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 1,450 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| SW | 1,450 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WV63 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WV63
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HTS UA /OV HTS360008/TM 1803/FL080/TP SLG4/TA 08/WV 14006/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HTS360008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1803Reported at 18:03 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP SLG4Aircraft type reporting.TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.WV 14006Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1703/FL360/TP A320/TB INTMT LGT-MOD/RM ZTLFD-15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT-MODTurbulence: intermittent light to moderate.RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.Show raw report
LYH UA /OV MOL/TM 1623/FL360/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD 360
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MOLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 360Turbulence: light to moderate 360.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WV63
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K48I reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/SW
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WV63
- City
- Craigsville
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,346 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3346, -80.6531
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K48I
- TAF
- Nearest KLWB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Herold Airport (WV63)
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