Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base (78B) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMLT), 78B is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base in Norcross/Millinocket/, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base (78B) is a seaplane base in Norcross/Millinocket/, ME. 78B has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (E, NW, SE, W), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBGR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLT, 11.1 nm away.
Wind variable at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMLT 281753Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 08/M07 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP294 T00831072 10100 21044 58029
What changed at KMLT (nearest station)?
Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.40 → 30.37 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 78B
Based on the nearest station (KMLT), 78B is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 78B does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBGR, about 51 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 variable at 6 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| NW | 4,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| SE | 4,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| W | 3,000 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 12→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
78B weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 78B
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMLT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/NW/SE/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Transient parking
- Buoys
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 78B
- City
- Norcross/Millinocket/
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.6542, -68.9495
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLT
- TAF
- Nearest KBGR
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 58m
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