Slate Run Airport (WV76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCRW), WV76 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Slate Run Airport in Spencer, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCRW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Slate Run Airport (WV76) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spencer, WV at a field elevation of 1,001 ft. WV76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCRW, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,730 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCRW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCRW, 27.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCRW 281854Z 19007KT 10SM SCT200 23/08 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP251 T02280078
Current pilot readout for WV76
Based on the nearest station (KCRW), WV76 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,001 ft). WV76 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCRW, about 28 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,730 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 34 | 1,730 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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WV76 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/341,730 × 30 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at WV76Wind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
WV76 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 WV76
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.Show raw report
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP P32RAircraft type reporting.TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.Show raw report
HTS UA /OV HTS150015/TM 1648/FL080/TP M20P/SK SKC/TA 09/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HTS150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1648Reported at 16:48 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP M20PAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
CRW UA /OV 3847N 08119W/TM 1420/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP CONS/RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT MOD CHOP AWC-WEB
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3847N 08119WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOP CONSTurbulence: moderate chop continuous.RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT…Remarks.Show raw report
HTS UA /OV EKN270030/TM 1403/FL260/TP TBM8/TA M33/IC LGT RIME
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EKN270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1403Reported at 14:03 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.TA M33Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WV76
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 60%
- 16
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
WV76 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCRW, 28 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55I
- City
- Spencer
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7776, -81.3104
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,730 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCRW
- TAF
- Nearest KCRW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Slate Run Airport (WV76)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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