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Wings Ago Airstrip (CT42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4B8), CT42 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wings Ago Airstrip in Goshen, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4B8): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wings Ago Airstrip (CT42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Goshen, CT at a field elevation of 1,585 ft. CT42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4B8, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDL.

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VFR
Observed 2035Z (4:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4B8, 20.4 nm away.

Wind
170° 6 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 15°C
dew 32°F / 0°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, a few clouds at 19,000 ft, temperature 15°C (58°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K4B8 282035Z AUTO 17006KT 7SM FEW190 15/00 A3038 RMK AO2 T01470002 $

Current pilot readout for CT42

Based on the nearest station (K4B8), CT42 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,585 ft). CT42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDL, about 26 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
18FAV6 kt head0 kt
366 kt tail1 kt right

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CT42 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 18/36
    1,600 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CT42
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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.

CT42 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 CT42

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

PIREP2028Z (4:28 PM EDT) · 95 NM E of CT42 · 15,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft turbulence
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BOS UA /OV BOS225017/TM 2028/FL150/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160
BOS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOS225017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2028Reported at 20:28 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 70 NM E of CT42 · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 27 NM E of CT42 · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 60 NM W of CT42 · during descent · E75L
light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo turbulence
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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.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 32 NM W of CT42 · 15,500 ft MSL · B738
mof 15,500–18,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1552Z (11:52 AM EDT) · 32 NM W of CT42 · 18,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light to moderate turbulence
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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 CT42

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 7

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.

36
83%
18
17%

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Live crosswind meter

CT42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4B8, 20 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 4° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wings Ago Airstrip (CT42)
N ↑

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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
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CT42
City
Goshen
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
1,585 ft
Coordinates
41.8501, -73.2662
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K4B8
TAF
Nearest KBDL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wings Ago Airstrip (CT42)

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

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