Russell Field (56ME) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KPQI), 56ME is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Russell Field in Easton, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Russell Field (56ME) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Easton, ME at a field elevation of 748 ft. 56ME has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPQI, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPQI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPQI, 9.1 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPQI 291956Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01830061
What changed at KPQI (nearest station)?
Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 12 to 7 kt.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 56ME
Based on the nearest station (KPQI), 56ME is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 748 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,200 ft | Turf | 3 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 34 | 2,200 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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56ME 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 16/342,200 × 200 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 56MEWind
- 16
- 3 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 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 5→7 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
56ME 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 56ME
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 56%
- 16
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPQI 291720Z 2918/3018 22011G22KT P6SM SKC FM292300 20010G19KT P6SM OVC045 WS020/25045KT FM300600 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 FM301200 32005KT P6SM SCT060
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Live crosswind meter
56ME has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPQI, 9.1 nm away.
Wind is 65° off runway 16, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 56ME
- City
- Easton
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.6264, -67.8439
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPQI
- TAF
- Nearest KPQI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Russell Field (56ME)
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