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Franconia Airport (1B5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHIE), 1B5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Franconia Airport in Franconia, NH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHIE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Franconia Airport (1B5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franconia, NH at a field elevation of 975 ft. 1B5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHIE, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHIE.

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VFR
Observed 1952Z (3:52 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHIE, 13.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 23°F / -5°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHIE 281952Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M05 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP297 T00891050 $

What changed at KHIE (nearest station)?

Since the 1852Z (2:52 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.39 → 30.37 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 1B5

Based on the nearest station (KHIE), 1B5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 975 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.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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1B5 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 18/36
    2,300 × 150 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1B5
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061220Z08Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

1B5 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1B5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHIE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

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.

36
70%
18
30%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KHIE 281720Z 2818/2918 VRB02KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200

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Live crosswind meter

1B5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHIE, 14 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Franconia Airport (1B5) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
May-Oct Sat-Sun 0900-1800 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Glider towing
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1B5
City
Franconia
State
New Hampshire
Country
United States
Elevation
975 ft
Coordinates
44.1956, -71.7510
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHIE
TAF
Nearest KHIE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Franconia Airport (1B5)

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

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