Lufker Airport (49N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHWV), 49N is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lufker Airport in East Moriches, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHWV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lufker Airport (49N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around East Moriches, NY at a field elevation of 57 ft. 49N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHWV, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KISP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHWV, 5.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHWV 280856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP306 T00280022 51003
What changed at KHWV (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 49N
Based on the nearest station (KHWV), 49N is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,050 ft (field elevation 57 ft). 49N does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KISP, about 16 nm away.
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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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,300 ft | TURF-E | - | - |
| S | 2,300 ft | TURF-E | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
49N weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 49N
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHWV reported mostly VFR across 22 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 49N
- City
- East Moriches
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 57 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8248, -72.7509
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHWV
- TAF
- Nearest KISP
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 56m
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