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Fairview Airport (WV70) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEKN), WV70 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fairview Airport in Elkins, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEKN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fairview Airport (WV70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elkins, WV at a field elevation of 2,600 ft. WV70 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEKN, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEKN.

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VFR
Observed 1251Z (8:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEKN, 5.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
40°F / 4°C
dew 38°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEKN 281251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP305 T00440033

What changed at KEKN (nearest station)?

Since the 1151Z (7:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.37 → 30.39 inHg.

Current pilot readout for WV70

Based on the nearest station (KEKN), WV70 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 2,600 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
18--
36--

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

WV70 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 18/36
    2,400 × 90 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WV70
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    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
061213Z06Z12Z

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

WV70 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 WV70

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

PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 80 NM W of WV70 · 5,000 ft MSL · C25B
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PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1144/FL050/TP C25B/SK SKC/TB NEG DURD
PKB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PKBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG DURDTurbulence: none reported durd.
PIREP1122Z (7:22 AM EDT) · 72 NM SW of WV70 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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CRW UA /OV HVQ090030/TM 1122/FL260/TP TBM7/TB NEG/IC NEG
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HVQ090030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1122Reported at 11:22 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1121Z (7:21 AM EDT) · 91 NM SW of WV70 · 24,000 ft MSL · E120
occasional light turbulence
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BKW UA /OV BKW333024/TM 1121/FL240/TP E120/TA M13/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG
BKW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKW333024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E120Aircraft type reporting.
TA M13Outside air temperature, °C.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 64 NM E of WV70 · 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.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 60 NM NW of WV70 · 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 WV70

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEKN reported mostly VFR across 34 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 74%MVFR 6%IFR 9%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 0/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 18

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.

36
68%
18
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KEKN 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN210 FM290800 00000KT 4SM BR FEW210 FM290900 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN002

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Live crosswind meter

WV70 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEKN, 5.1 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fairview Airport (WV70)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WV70
City
Elkins
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
2,600 ft
Coordinates
38.9562, -79.7887
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEKN
TAF
Nearest KEKN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 8m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Fairview Airport (WV70)

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

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