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Frankfort-Highland Airport (6B4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRME), 6B4 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Frankfort-Highland Airport in Frankfort, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRME): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Frankfort-Highland Airport (6B4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frankfort, NY at a field elevation of 1,325 ft. 6B4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRME, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSYR.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRME, 16.7 nm away.

Wind
140° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 38°F / 3°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRME 281753Z 14007KT 100V170 10SM CLR 16/03 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01560033 10156 20033 58029

What changed at KRME (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 090° to 140°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.38 → 30.35 inHg.
  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 6B4

Based on the nearest station (KRME), 6B4 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,325 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
13FAV7 kt head2 kt right
317 kt tail2 kt left

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6B4 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
    2,750 × 60 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6B4
    Wind
    13
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    31
    7 kt tailwind · 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
061218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6B4 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 6B4

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

PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 81 NM S of 6B4 · during descent · E75L
light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo turbulence
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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.
PIREP1633Z (12:33 PM EDT) · 89 NM SW of 6B4 · 24,000 ft MSL · DH8D
light rime icing
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ELM UA /OV SFK070040/TM 1633/FL240/TP DH8D/TA M22/IC LGT RIME
ELM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFK070040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 82 NM SE of 6B4 · 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) · 82 NM SE of 6B4 · 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) · 91 NM E of 6B4 · 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.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 56 NM W of 6B4 · during descent · A321
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SYR UA /OV SYR220020/TM 1435/FL150/TP A321/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
SYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SYR220020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 53 NM SE of 6B4 · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 6B4 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6B4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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
68%
13
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KRME 281720Z 2818/2918 11007KT P6SM SCT100

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Live crosswind meter

6B4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRME, 17 nm away.

N13317 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,750 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Frankfort-Highland Airport (6B4) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6B4
City
Frankfort
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
1,325 ft
Coordinates
43.0161, -75.1696
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,750 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRME
TAF
Nearest KSYR
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Frankfort-Highland Airport (6B4)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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