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Rensselaer County Airport (5B7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALB), 5B7 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rensselaer County Airport in Troy, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rensselaer County Airport (5B7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Troy, NY at a field elevation of 440 ft. 5B7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALB, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,670 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALB.

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VFR
Observed 1051Z (6:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALB, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
310° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
23,000 ft
Altimeter
30.49"
Temp / Dew
31°F / -1°C
feels like 26°F

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 19,000 ft, broken clouds at 23,000 ft, temperature -1°C (31°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 23,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KALB 281051Z 31004KT 10SM SCT190 BKN230 M01/M02 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP327 T10061017 $

What changed at KALB (nearest station)?

Since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 1°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.

Current pilot readout for 5B7

Based on the nearest station (KALB), 5B7 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 36. Density altitude is approximately -2,050 ft (field elevation 440 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV3 kt head2 kt left
183 kt tail2 kt right

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5B7 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
    2,670 × 50 ft · ASPH-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5B7
    Wind
    18
    3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    36
    3 kt headwind · 2 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
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling 25,000 ft → 23,000 ft.

5B7 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 5B7

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

PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 60 NM SE of 5B7 · during climb · BCS3
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.
PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 21 NM NE of 5B7 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1006/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1006Reported at 10:06 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 59 NM E of 5B7 · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) · 78 NM SE of 5B7 · during climb · A321
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HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 71 NM SE of 5B7 · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
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BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5B7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 23,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 23,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 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
67%
18
33%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0521Z (1:21 AM EDT)

TAF KALB 280521Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM281100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM281500 15007KT P6SM FEW100 BKN170 FM290000 16004KT P6SM SCT060

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Live crosswind meter

5B7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALB, 10 nm away.

N36184 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 31° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,670 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rensselaer County Airport (5B7) 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5B7
City
Troy
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
440 ft
Coordinates
42.6909, -73.5796
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,670 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KALB
TAF
Nearest KALB
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
10h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rensselaer County Airport (5B7)

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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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