ATIS Alerts

Ohio Valley Flying Weather

OH · IN · IL · KY · TN · WV · PA · 2006–2025 · 96 eligible airports

One of the cloudiest regions in the country from November through February, with persistent low stratus, river-valley fog, and recurrent freezing-rain and mixed-icing events. Spring is the severe-weather season — organized squall lines, derechos, and tornado outbreaks recur from central Illinois and Indiana down through Kentucky and Tennessee. Summers are hot and humid with airmass thunderstorms and nocturnal MCS activity, while terrain-driven fog and obscuration persist year-round in the West Virginia and Appalachian-plateau valleys. Best flying is September-October; worst is the late-fall-through-winter stratus season and spring severe episodes.

Daylight VFR
77.7%
VFR days/yr
250
Mean wind
5.9 kt
Most VFR month
June
Fewest VFR month
December
VFR Score
42

Regional standouts

VFR conditions by month

Regional average across eligible airports

04896JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ohio Valley average VFR percentage by month
MonthVFR %
Jan61.0%
Feb67.5%
Mar75.9%
Apr82.8%
May82.6%
Jun85.9%
Jul84.2%
Aug84.1%
Sep82.2%
Oct80.2%
Nov75.9%
Dec60.9%

Average wind by month

Regional average sustained wind

048JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ohio Valley average wind by month
MonthMean wind (kt)
Jan7.3 kt
Feb7.3 kt
Mar7.4 kt
Apr7.3 kt
May5.9 kt
Jun5.2 kt
Jul4.2 kt
Aug3.9 kt
Sep4.2 kt
Oct5.5 kt
Nov6.3 kt
Dec6.7 kt

Every airport in Ohio Valley, ranked

Sort by any column. Best VFR Score first.

KJSTJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport64.817.51977 kt11
KCAKAkron Canton Regional Airport70.611.52247 kt19
KSGHSpringfield-Beckley Municipal Airport71.010.42227 kt21
KAXVNeil Armstrong Airport74.48.82236 kt30
KVESDarke County Airport73.09.72276 kt31
KBKWRaleigh County Memorial Airport72.711.42256 kt31
KILNWilmington Airpark74.79.32397 kt32
KBLFMercer County Airport72.112.22285 kt32
KBMICentral Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal76.111.22489 kt33
KAGCAllegheny County Airport75.79.12346 kt34
KUCPNew Castle Municipal Airport72.29.82264 kt34
KDNVVermilion Regional Airport74.29.82326 kt34
KEKNElkins-Randolph County Regional Airport67.711.42453 kt34
KMIEDelaware County Johnson Field75.48.82437 kt35
KOKKKokomo Municipal Airport75.09.22388 kt35
KUYFMadison County Airport75.29.32386 kt35
KTYQIndianapolis Executive Airport74.110.52486 kt35
KDAYJames M. Cox Dayton International Airport77.08.02518 kt35
KCMIUniversity of Illinois Willard Airport76.89.52508 kt36
KTZRBolton Field75.68.12145 kt36
KLWVLawrenceville Vincennes International Airport76.27.32526 kt36
KOSUThe Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field76.67.42486 kt36
KMGYDayton-Wright Brothers Airport76.98.02456 kt37
KPITPittsburgh International Airport77.07.52486 kt37
KPNTPontiac Municipal Airport75.88.72527 kt38
KCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport77.97.42557 kt38
KPHDHarry Clever Field73.18.92384 kt38
KINDIndianapolis International Airport78.07.32598 kt38
KGEZShelbyville Municipal Airport76.67.52517 kt38
KLWBGreenbrier Valley Airport71.29.62463 kt38
KMRTUnion County Airport72.810.02276 kt38
KIDIIndiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport72.58.82285 kt39
KLAFPurdue University Airport76.28.32506 kt39
KVTANewark Heath Airport73.39.32464 kt39
KBMGMonroe County Airport75.59.92525 kt40
KEKQWayne County Airport74.89.22445 kt40
KLHQFairfield County Airport75.97.62475 kt40
KMTOColes County Memorial Airport78.28.72537 kt40
KDLZDelaware Municipal Airport76.38.02455 kt40
KEYEEagle Creek Airpark77.18.22495 kt40
KCMHJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport79.05.52576 kt40
KGDKGreene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport76.18.42484 kt41
KMQBMacomb Municipal Airport77.58.82577 kt41
KCKBNorth Central West Virginia Airport75.88.62464 kt42
KZZVZanesville Municipal Airport76.47.82445 kt42
KMQJIndianapolis Regional Airport74.89.22466 kt42
KGBGGalesburg Municipal Airport77.59.22566 kt42
KCRWYeager Airport76.010.02584 kt42
KDECDecatur Airport79.48.12608 kt42
KHUFTerre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field77.87.72556 kt43
KPBXPike County Airport Hatcher Field76.512.12433 kt43
KTAZTaylorville Municipal Airport78.08.32617 kt43
KLEXBlue Grass Airport79.57.32546 kt43
KPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport78.78.32586 kt43
KPKBMid Ohio Valley Regional Airport76.48.42534 kt43
KAFJWashington County Airport74.19.22415 kt43
KLCKRickenbacker International Airport78.35.72536 kt43
KOWBOwensboro Daviess County Airport79.96.42596 kt43
KALNSt Louis Regional Airport79.37.12346 kt44
KJKLJulian Carroll Airport76.611.72413 kt44
KUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field80.58.02627 kt44
KMWOMiddletown Regional Airport75.27.12565 kt44
KLUKCincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field75.17.22655 kt45
KSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport81.44.42666 kt45
KMGWMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field77.57.02474 kt45
KAJGMount Carmel Municipal Airport78.07.42606 kt45
KDCYDaviess County Airport78.96.92565 kt45
KSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport80.57.52647 kt45
KHAOButler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field77.35.92584 kt45
KFFTCapital City Airport79.37.02575 kt46
KIJXJacksonville Municipal Airport79.47.72656 kt46
KEVVEvansville Regional Airport79.96.72625 kt46
KHTSTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field77.98.42564 kt47
KLOZLondon-Corbin Airport/Magee Field78.27.72514 kt47
KMDHSouthern Illinois Airport78.47.92655 kt47
KPPQPittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport79.48.02665 kt48
KSMELake Cumberland Regional Airport78.27.02583 kt49
KMVNMount Vernon Outland Airport76.88.62574 kt49
KPAHBarkley Regional Airport80.26.72685 kt49
KLOUBowman Field80.75.42645 kt49
KMQYSmyrna Airport80.36.22645 kt50
KIOBMount Sterling Montgomery County Airport78.68.22494 kt50
KCIRCairo Regional Airport78.87.52635 kt50
KBWGBowling Green Warren County Regional Airport80.36.12665 kt50
KDVKStuart Powell Field78.47.92544 kt51
KCPSSt Louis Downtown Airport81.45.72595 kt51
KCEYMurray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field80.07.22586 kt52
KUNIOhio University Airport80.06.62643 kt52
KEHRHenderson City County Airport80.86.12656 kt52
KBNANashville International Airport82.64.92765 kt53
KMEMMemphis International Airport84.35.72796 kt53
KMKLMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport81.37.12715 kt53
KRZTRoss County Airport80.15.52634 kt54
KBYLWilliamsburg Whitley County Airport76.010.32573 kt55
KDYRDyersburg Regional Airport82.76.02615 kt55
KNQAMillington-Memphis Airport81.86.32664 kt57

The pattern in Ohio Valley

Across 2006–2025, the 96 eligible airports in Ohio Valley reported VFR conditions during about 77.7% of valid daytime observations, with an estimated 250 VFR flying days per year and a mean surface wind of 5.9 kt. KMEM (Memphis International Airport) had the most VFR weather at 83.5%. KJST saw the most instrument conditions, at 17.5% IFR/LIFR. The lowest-ranked eligible field by VFR Score was KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport).

Neighboring regions

National rankings

How Ohio Valley is defined

Entire KY. WV split: all counties EXCEPT Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan (those three belong to mid-atlantic). TN split: every TN county EXCEPT the 34 East Tennessee counties listed under southern-appalachians. PA split: ONLY the 12 upper-Ohio-Valley/Laurel Highlands counties — Greene, Fayette, Washington, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Westmoreland, Indiana, Somerset, Cambria. OH split: all counties EXCEPT the 34 northern lake-plain/snowbelt counties assigned to great-lakes — Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Defiance, Henry, Wood, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Paulding, Putnam, Hancock, Seneca, Huron, Medina, Summit, Portage, Trumbull, Mahoning, Van Wert, Allen, Hardin, Wyandot, Crawford, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark, Columbiana. IN split: all counties EXCEPT the 26 northern counties assigned to great-lakes — Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaGrange, Steuben, Newton, Jasper, Starke, Pulaski, Fulton, Marshall, Kosciusko, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Benton, White, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams. IL split: all counties EXCEPT the 23 northern counties assigned to great-lakes — Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake, Carroll, Whiteside, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will, Kankakee.

Educational use only. Historical weather rankings from ATIS Alerts are educational summaries of past observations — not a forecast, flight-planning tool, or safety rating. They do not replace current METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, ATIS, or a weather briefing, and favorable history does not make any airport safe. Always check current conditions and use your own judgment before flight.