Rankl Field (CT20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHFD), CT20 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rankl Field in Marlborough, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHFD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rankl Field (CT20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marlborough, CT at a field elevation of 350 ft. CT20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHFD, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHFD, 12.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHFD 281853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP298 T01281006
What changed at KHFD (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.41 inHg.
Current pilot readout for CT20
Based on the nearest station (KHFD), CT20 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 350 ft). CT20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDL, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| SE | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CT20 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of CT20
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.Show raw report
MGJ UA /OV HUO010020/TM 1743/FL170/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLO/RM DURD
MGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HUO010020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLOTurbulence: light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1631/FL155/TP B738/TB MOF 155-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.FL155Altitude: 15,500 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB MOF 155-180Turbulence: mof 15,500–18,000 ft.Show raw report
DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1552/FL180/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CT20
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHFD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CT20
- City
- Marlborough
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 350 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5996, -72.4343
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHFD
- TAF
- Nearest KBDL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 10m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Rankl Field (CT20)
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