Thomson Field (5CT5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOXC), 5CT5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thomson Field in Bethlehem, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOXC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thomson Field (5CT5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bethlehem, CT at a field elevation of 820 ft. 5CT5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOXC, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOXC, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOXC 281856Z 18005KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP313 T01390017 $
Current pilot readout for 5CT5
Based on the nearest station (KOXC), 5CT5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 820 ft). 5CT5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDR, about 28 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 01 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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5CT5 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 01/191,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5CT5Wind
- 01
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
5CT5 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5CT5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5CT5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 81%
- 19
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
5CT5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOXC, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5CT5
- City
- Bethlehem
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6323, -73.2162
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOXC
- TAF
- Nearest KBDR
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thomson Field (5CT5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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