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Spruce Airport (CT43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIJD), CT43 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Spruce Airport in Jewett City, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIJD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Spruce Airport (CT43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jewett City, CT at a field elevation of 200 ft. CT43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIJD, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,725 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGON.

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VFR
Observed 2052Z (4:52 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIJD, 14.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 14°C
dew 32°F / 0°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIJD 282052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP295 T01440000 58012

What changed at KIJD (nearest station)?

Since the 1952Z (3:52 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1952Z (3:52 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for CT43

Based on the nearest station (KIJD), CT43 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 200 ft). CT43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGON, about 17 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
16--
34--

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CT43 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 16/34
    1,725 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CT43
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    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
061221Z09Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CT43 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 CT43

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

PIREP2028Z (4:28 PM EDT) · 46 NM NE of CT43 · 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) · 33 NM N of CT43 · 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) · 40 NM NW of CT43 · 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.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 94 NM W of CT43 · 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) · 94 NM W of CT43 · 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 CT43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIJD reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

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.

34
78%
16
22%

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Live crosswind meter

CT43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIJD, 14 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,725 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spruce Airport (CT43)
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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
CT43
City
Jewett City
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
200 ft
Coordinates
41.5937, -71.9312
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,725 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIJD
TAF
Nearest KGON
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Spruce Airport (CT43)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Spruce Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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