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Eastford Airport (5CT0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIJD), 5CT0 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Eastford Airport in Eastford, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIJD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Eastford Airport (5CT0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eastford, CT at a field elevation of 600 ft. 5CT0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIJD, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KORH.

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VFR
Observed 1952Z (3:52 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIJD, 11.2 nm away.

Wind
070° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIJD 281952Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP295 T01391011

What changed at KIJD (nearest station)?

Since the 1852Z (2:52 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.40 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 5CT0

Based on the nearest station (KIJD), 5CT0 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 0 ft (field elevation 600 ft). 5CT0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KORH, about 23 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
13FAV2 kt head3 kt left
311 kt tail3 kt right

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5CT0 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 13/31
    1,800 × 40 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5CT0
    Wind
    13
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    31
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5CT0 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 5CT0

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

PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 19 NM NE of 5CT0 · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 28 NM W of 5CT0 · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 85 NM W of 5CT0 · 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) · 85 NM W of 5CT0 · 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.
PIREP1441Z (10:41 AM EDT) · 97 NM NW of 5CT0 · 31,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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RUT UA /OV RUT230015/TM 1441/FL310/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RUT230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1441Reported at 14:41 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5CT0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIJD reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

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.

31
73%
13
27%

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Live crosswind meter

5CT0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIJD, 11 nm away.

N13313 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Eastford Airport (5CT0)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5CT0
City
Eastford
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
41.9104, -72.0681
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIJD
TAF
Nearest KORH
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Eastford Airport (5CT0)

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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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