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Hadley Airport (03MA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:55 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCEF), 03MA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hadley Airport in Hadley, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCEF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hadley Airport (03MA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hadley, MA at a field elevation of 150 ft. 03MA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCEF, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCEF.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCEF, 12 nm away.

Wind
180° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 28°F / -2°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCEF 281955Z 18004KT 10SM BKN200 12/M02 A3037 RMK AO2A SLP290 T01221024

Current pilot readout for 03MA

Based on the nearest station (KCEF), 03MA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 150 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV1 kt head4 kt right
301 kt tail4 kt left

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03MA runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    1,600 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 03MA
    Wind
    12
    1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    30
    1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

03MA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 03MA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 39 NM SE of 03MA · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 28 NM S of 03MA · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 99 NM W of 03MA · during descent · E75L
light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo turbulence
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MGJ UA /OV HUO010020/TM 1743/FL170/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLO/RM DURD
MGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUO010020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLOTurbulence: light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 67 NM W of 03MA · 15,500 ft MSL · B738
mof 15,500–18,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1631/FL155/TP B738/TB MOF 155-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.
FL155Altitude: 15,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOF 155-180Turbulence: mof 15,500–18,000 ft.
PIREP1552Z (11:52 AM EDT) · 67 NM W of 03MA · 18,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light to moderate turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1552/FL180/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
PIREP1441Z (10:41 AM EDT) · 62 NM NW of 03MA · 31,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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RUT UA /OV RUT230015/TM 1441/FL310/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RUT230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1441Reported at 14:41 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 03MA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

30
77%
12
23%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1710Z (1:10 PM EDT)

TAF KCEF 281710Z 2817/2923 VRB06KT 9999 SCT120 SCT180 BKN250 QNH3036INS BECMG 2823/2824 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3025INS BECMG 2913/2914 20009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3010INS TEMPO 2915/2920 23010G18KT TX15/2820Z TN03/2910Z

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Live crosswind meter

03MA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCEF, 12 nm away.

N12304 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 75° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hadley Airport (03MA)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
03MA
City
Hadley
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
150 ft
Coordinates
42.3934, -72.5516
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCEF
TAF
Nearest KCEF
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hadley Airport (03MA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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