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Hawk's Nest Airport (88VT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFSO), 88VT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hawk's Nest Airport in Isle Lamotte, VT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFSO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hawk's Nest Airport (88VT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Isle Lamotte, VT at a field elevation of 140 ft. 88VT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFSO, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPBG.

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VFR
Observed 2215Z (6:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFSO, 11.4 nm away.

Wind
160° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,500 ft
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KFSO 282215Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT070 OVC085 08/02 A3032 RMK AO2 T00840022

What changed at KFSO (nearest station)?

Since the 2155Z (5:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2155Z (5:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 88VT

Based on the nearest station (KFSO), 88VT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 140 ft). 88VT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPBG, about 15 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV3 kt head3 kt left
033 kt tail3 kt right

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88VT 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 03/21
    2,350 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 88VT
    Wind
    03
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    21
    3 kt headwind · 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061222Z10Z22Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.

88VT weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 88VT

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

PIREP2226Z (6:26 PM EDT) · 47 NM SE of 88VT · 9,000 ft MSL · P28B
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MVL UA /OV KMPV037017 /TM 2226 /FL090 /TP P28B /WX -RA /TA 01 /TB NEG /IC NEG
MVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMPV037017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2226Reported at 22:26 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P28BAircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2152Z (5:52 PM EDT) · 88 NM S of 88VT · 9,000 ft MSL · P28B
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RUT UA /OV CAM046032 /TM 2152 /FL090 /TP P28B /SK SKC /WX FV10SM /TA 02 /WV 29524KT
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAM046032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2152Reported at 21:52 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P28BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 02Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 29524KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP2046Z (4:46 PM EDT) · 58 NM S of 88VT · 12,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime icing
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BTV UA /OV BTV210030/TM 2046/FL120/TP PC12/TA M05/IC LGT RIME/RM 120-135
BTV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTV210030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2046Reported at 20:46 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM 120-135Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 88VT

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFSO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

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.

21
60%
03
40%

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Live crosswind meter

88VT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFSO, 11 nm away.

N21034 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,350 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hawk's Nest Airport (88VT)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
88VT
City
Isle Lamotte
State
Vermont
Country
United States
Elevation
140 ft
Coordinates
44.8783, -73.3503
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,350 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFSO
TAF
Nearest KPBG
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
23h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hawk's Nest Airport (88VT)

Community-submitted

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

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