Ridgeview Airport (12ME) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRKD), 12ME is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ridgeview Airport in Searsmont, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ridgeview Airport (12ME) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Searsmont, ME at a field elevation of 240 ft. 12ME has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKD, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRKD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKD, 16.4 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -4°C (25°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRKD 280956Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP327 T10391056 FZRANO
Current pilot readout for 12ME
Based on the nearest station (KRKD), 12ME is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -2,700 ft (field elevation 240 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 15 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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12ME 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 15/331,500 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12MEWind
- 15
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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 20 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
12ME 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12ME
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKD reported mostly VFR across 21 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 66%
- 15
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KRKD 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM281700 21007KT P6SM SCT200
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Live crosswind meter
12ME has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRKD, 16 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 33, 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12ME
- City
- Searsmont
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 240 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3223, -69.2073
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKD
- TAF
- Nearest KRKD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 15m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Ridgeview Airport (12ME)
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