Shin Pond Seaplane Base (85B) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMLT), 85B is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Shin Pond Seaplane Base in Patten, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Shin Pond Seaplane Base (85B) is a seaplane base in Patten, ME. 85B has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLT, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 6,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHUL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLT, 27.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KMLT 282053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN090 09/M06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP278 T00891061 56016
Current pilot readout for 85B
Based on the nearest station (KMLT), 85B is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 778 ft). 85B does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUL, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 6,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 20 | 6,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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85B 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/206,000 × 200 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 85BWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
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“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.
85B weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 85B
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 93%
- 20
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
85B has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMLT, 28 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Beaching gear
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 85B
- City
- Patten
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.1042, -68.5620
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLT
- TAF
- Nearest KHUL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 23h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Shin Pond Seaplane Base (85B)
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