Sterling Airport (3B3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:52 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFIT), 3B3 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sterling Airport in Sterling, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFIT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sterling Airport (3B3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sterling, MA at a field elevation of 459 ft. 3B3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFIT, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (16/34, H1), the longest 3,086 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFIT, 7.8 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -3°C (27°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFIT 280952Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP329 T10281033
What changed at KFIT (nearest station)?
Since the 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3B3
Based on the nearest station (KFIT), 3B3 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -2,250 ft (field elevation 459 ft). 3B3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KORH, about 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 3,086 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| H1 | 50 ft | ASPH-F | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 16 | 3,086 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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3B3 runways
2 physical runways · 3 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 16/343,086 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3B3Wind
- 16
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 4 kt headwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 7→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3B3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 3B3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFIT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 58%
- H1
- 25%
- 16
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
3B3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFIT, 7.8 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Thu-Sun 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3B3
- City
- Sterling
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4259, -71.7929
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 3 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,086 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFIT
- TAF
- Nearest KORH
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 50m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Wachusett RC Flyers - George Peaso Lane , Sterling, MA · 3 mi
- QMFC - Quinapoxet Model Flying Club - River St , Holden, MA · 4 mi
- QMFC - Quinapoxet Model Flying Club - Bartlett Airfield , Lancaster, MA · 7 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Sterling Airport (3B3)
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