Barndoor Island Seaplane Base (72NH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLCI), 72NH is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Barndoor Island Seaplane Base in Alton, NH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLCI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Barndoor Island Seaplane Base (72NH) is a seaplane base in Alton, NH. 72NH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLCI, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (11W, 29W), the longest 4,086 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCON.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLCI, 8.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLCI 281856Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP304 T00891022
What changed at KLCI (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.41 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 72NH
Based on the nearest station (KLCI), 72NH is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 504 ft). 72NH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCON, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11WFAV | 4,086 ft | WAT | 2 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 29W | 4,086 ft | WAT | 2 kt tail | 7 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→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
72NH weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 72NH
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 72NH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLCI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11W/29W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 72NH
- City
- Alton
- State
- New Hampshire
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 504 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5539, -71.2323
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,086 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLCI
- TAF
- Nearest KCON
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Barndoor Island Seaplane Base (72NH)
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