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Newton Airport (3N5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K12N), 3N5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Newton Airport in Newton, NJ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K12N): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Newton Airport (3N5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newton, NJ at a field elevation of 620 ft. 3N5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K12N, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,546 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTEB.

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No data
Observed 1954Z (3:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K12N, 1.5 nm away.

Wind
210° 6 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 40°F / 4°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg.

Raw METAR
METAR K12N 281954Z AUTO 21006KT 17/04 A3037 RMK AO1 SLP287 T01720044 $

What changed at K12N (nearest station)?

Since the 1854Z (2:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1854Z (2:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3N5

Based on the nearest station (K12N), 3N5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 620 ft). 3N5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTEB, about 33 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
24FAV5 kt head3 kt left
065 kt tail3 kt right

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3N5 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 06/24
    2,546 × 45 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3N5
    Wind
    06
    5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    24
    5 kt headwind · 3 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.

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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3N5 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 3N5

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 89 NM SW of 3N5 · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 44 NM N of 3N5 · 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) · 68 NM NE of 3N5 · 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) · 68 NM NE of 3N5 · 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.
PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 99 NM W of 3N5 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of 3N5 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3N5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K12N reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

06
80%
24
20%

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Live crosswind meter

3N5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K12N, 1.5 nm away.

N24066 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,546 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Newton Airport (3N5)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3N5
City
Newton
State
New Jersey
Country
United States
Elevation
620 ft
Coordinates
41.0273, -74.7585
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,546 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K12N
TAF
Nearest KTEB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Newton Airport (3N5)

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