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KZER — Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey
Pottsville, PA · field elevation 1,730 ft · NON-ATCT
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KZER current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KZER 100215Z AUTO 28010G14KT 10SM OVC038 08/02 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 280° at 10 kt, gusting 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,169 ft · pressure altitude 1,620 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 10 kt head | — |
| 22 | 4 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 04 | 4 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 11 | 10 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
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
- 1146Z / 2152Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°W (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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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KZER airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.