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79PA Weather Little Britain Airport

Quarryville, PennsylvaniaElevation 470 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMQS · 17 NM NE · 9 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMQS
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear then patchy fog, low near 39F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog 39 NW 2 kt – 0%
Monday Patchy Fog then Sunny 68/48 NW 6 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 65/43 N 6 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 64/46 E 4 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 69/49 S 5 kt – 0%
Friday Sunny 74/50 W 4 kt – 0%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 70/53 E 4 kt – 4%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 69 S 7 kt – 26%

Source: National Weather Service (office CTP). Forecast issued 2344Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 79PA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

10/28
Dimensions
1,800 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
470 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2211Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
1126Z 7:26 AM
Loggable night
2239Z (6:39 PM local) → 1058Z (6:58 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2211Z (6:11 PM local) → 1126Z (7:26 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2311Z (7:11 PM local) → 1026Z (6:26 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Little Britain Airport is in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Field elevation 470 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA79PA
RegionPennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.7912, -76.1416
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

79PA traffic patterns

2026-09-21 to 2026-10-19, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›ERCO (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

79PA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMQS (17 NM NE, VFR).

KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport
17 NM NE
VFR
KAPG Phillips Army Air Field
20 NM S
VFR
KLNS Lancaster Airport
21 NM N
VFR
KILG Wilmington Airport
26 NM E
VFR
KMTN Martin State Airport
31 NM SW
VFR
KTHV York Airport
35 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗79PA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 79PA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 79PA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 79PA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 79PA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 79PA?
79PA sits at 470 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 79PA?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.