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KZER — Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey
Pottsville, PA · field elevation 1,730 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KZER current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KZER 111155Z AUTO 27011G16KT 4SM BR SCT002 BKN007 BKN014 20/20 A3005 RMK AO2 P0001
- Wind
- from 270° at 11 kt, gusting 16 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,570 ft · pressure altitude 1,600 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 22 | 6 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 04 | 6 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 11 | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KZER — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KZER — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.70675, -76.37375
- Elevation
- 1,730 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1012Z / 0009Z
- Magnetic variation
- -12° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Schuylkill, PA
Everything else KZER publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 5,101 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 04/22 | 2,523 | 140 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach
- 118.25
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KLNS Lancaster35 nm
- KMDT Harrisburg Intl36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KZER airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Pennsylvania airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.