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OA03 Weather B & W Metals Company Heliport

Fairfield, OhioElevation 670 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHAO · 1 NM NE · 27 min old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHAO
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 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 7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 44F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog 44 0 kt – 0%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 74/47 W 2 kt – 1%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 73/50 E 2 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 75/47 S 4 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 78/50 SW 6 kt – 1%
Friday Mostly Sunny 78/53 SW 3 kt – 3%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 74/58 S 4 kt – 44%
Sunday Light Rain Likely 71 S 7 kt – 71%

Source: National Weather Service (office ILN). Forecast issued 2318Z.

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 OA03. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
16 x 16 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
670 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2245Z 6:45 PM
Sunrise
1159Z 7:59 AM
Loggable night
2313Z (7:13 PM local) → 1131Z (7:31 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1159Z (7:59 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1059Z (6:59 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

B & W Metals Company Heliport is in Fairfield, Ohio. Field elevation 670 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAOA03
RegionOhio
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.3434, -84.5366
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

OA03 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 34 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.8
AVG OPS/DAY
3.9
Activity trend over 8 days: falling, from 12 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 82%Unknown 11%Helicopter 6%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo
›C152 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo
›DA40 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›A119 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)
›C152 (Piston single)
›EC45 (Helicopter)
›DA40 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

OA03 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHAO (1 NM NE, VFR).

KHAO Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field
1 NM NE
VFR
KMWO Middletown Regional Airport
13 NM NE
VFR
KOXD Miami University Airport
15 NM NW
VFR
KLUK Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field
15 NM S
VFR
KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
19 NM S
VFR
KMGY Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport
21 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗OA03 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does OA03 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for OA03. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does OA03 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for OA03. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at OA03?
OA03 sits at 670 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for OA03?
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.