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Wells Seaplane Base (94D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:46 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSCH), 94D is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wells Seaplane Base in Schenectady, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSCH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wells Seaplane Base (94D) is a seaplane base in Schenectady, NY. 94D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSCH, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALB.

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VFR
Observed 1246Z (8:46 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSCH, 1.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.50"
Temp / Dew
36°F / 2°C
dew 32°F / 0°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.50 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSCH 281246Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3050

What changed at KSCH (nearest station)?

Since the 1159Z (7:59 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1159Z (7:59 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 94D

Based on the nearest station (KSCH), 94D is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,000 ft (field elevation 210 ft). 94D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALB, about 8 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NE--
SW--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061214Z22Z12Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

94D 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 94D

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

PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 32 NM SW of 94D · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 77 NM S of 94D · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 98 NM S of 94D · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 8 NM SE of 94D · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
occasional light chop turbulence
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ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1224/FL410/TP E55P/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 77 NM SE of 94D · during climb · BCS3
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.
PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 26 NM E of 94D · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1006/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1006Reported at 10:06 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 72 NM E of 94D · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) · 94 NM SE of 94D · during climb · A321
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HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 94D

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSCH reported mostly VFR across 12 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

NE/SW
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wells Seaplane Base (94D)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
94D
City
Schenectady
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
210 ft
Coordinates
42.8498, -73.9048
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSCH
TAF
Nearest KALB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wells Seaplane Base (94D)

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