Hancock Pond Seaplane Base (68JY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIZG), 68JY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hancock Pond Seaplane Base in Denmark, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIZG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hancock Pond Seaplane Base (68JY) is a seaplane base in Denmark, ME. 68JY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIZG, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (ALL, WAY), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIZG, 9 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIZG 281654Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 09/M06 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP315 T00941061 $
What changed at KIZG (nearest station)?
Since the 1554Z (11:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.48 → 30.44 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 68JY
Based on the nearest station (KIZG), 68JY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 68JY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPWM, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLFAV | 10,000 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
| WAY | 10,000 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
68JY weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 68JY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIZG reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- ALL/WAY
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 68JY
- City
- Denmark
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9317, -70.7567
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIZG
- TAF
- Nearest KPWM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 8m
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