Flying Ridge Airstrip (CT52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDXR), CT52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying Ridge Airstrip in Newtown, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDXR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying Ridge Airstrip (CT52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newtown, CT at a field elevation of 610 ft. CT52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDXR, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDXR, 8.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (33°F), altimeter 30.48 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDXR 281153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP325 T00061006 10011 21006 51010 $
Current pilot readout for CT52
Based on the nearest station (KDXR), CT52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,650 ft (field elevation 610 ft). CT52 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDR, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,000 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 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CT52 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 CT52
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CT52
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDXR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CT52
- City
- Newtown
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3682, -73.2912
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDXR
- TAF
- Nearest KBDR
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 33m
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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 Flying Ridge Airstrip (CT52)
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