Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base (87B) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPQI), 87B is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base in Portage Lake, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base (87B) is a seaplane base in Portage Lake, ME. 87B has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPQI, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 15/33), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPQI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPQI, 18.4 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KPQI 282056Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN090 08/M07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00831072 56019
What changed at KPQI (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (3:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.29 → 30.27 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 87B
Based on the nearest station (KPQI), 87B is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 608 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 15 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 02 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 33 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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87B runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 02/205,000 × 500 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 87BWind
- 02
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/335,000 × 500 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 87BWind
- 15
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,000 ft.
87B 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 87B
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02/33
- 51%
- 20
- 39%
- 15
- 10%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1729Z (1:29 PM EDT)
TAF KPQI 281729Z 2818/2918 25008KT P6SM SCT250 FM291400 22006KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
87B has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPQI, 18 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 87B
- City
- Portage Lake
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 608 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7603, -68.4808
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPQI
- TAF
- Nearest KPQI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 23h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base (87B)
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