Lightning Bolt Field Airport (04VT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDA), 04VT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Lightning Bolt Field Airport in Cabot, VT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lightning Bolt Field Airport (04VT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cabot, VT at a field elevation of 2,156 ft. 04VT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDA, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMPV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDA, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KCDA 281915Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN100 07/M05 A3039 RMK AO2 T00671047
What changed at KCDA (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 10,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 04VT
Based on the nearest station (KCDA), 04VT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 2,156 ft). 04VT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMPV, about 18 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 1,300 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 06 | 1,300 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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04VT 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/241,300 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 04VTWind
- 06
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.
04VT weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 04VT
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
MSS UA /OV MSS-SLK/TM 1356/FL300/TP NMRS/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300 BLO
MSS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSS-SLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1356Reported at 13:56 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP NMRSAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300 BLOTurbulence: occasional light chop 300 blo.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 04VT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 65%
- 06
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
04VT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCDA, 15 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 04VT
- City
- Cabot
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,156 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4011, -72.2636
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCDA
- TAF
- Nearest KMPV
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lightning Bolt Field Airport (04VT)
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