Brandy Pond Seaplane Base (5ME) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLEW), 5ME is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Brandy Pond Seaplane Base in Naples, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLEW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brandy Pond Seaplane Base (5ME) is a seaplane base in Naples, ME. 5ME has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLEW, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (17W, 35W), the longest 7,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLEW, 14.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (31°F), altimeter 30.52 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLEW 281256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP347 T10061022 FZRANO
What changed at KLEW (nearest station)?
Since the 1156Z (7:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for 5ME
Based on the nearest station (KLEW), 5ME is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,300 ft (field elevation 267 ft). 5ME does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPWM, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17W | 7,200 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 35W | 7,200 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5ME weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Recent aviation weather trends at 5ME
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLEW reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17W/35W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 5ME
- City
- Naples
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 267 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9546, -70.5911
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLEW
- TAF
- Nearest KPWM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 26m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- Propsnappers Inc 1 , Bridgton, ME · 24 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Brandy Pond Seaplane Base (5ME)
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