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Green Acres Airport (CT96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4B8), CT96 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Green Acres Airport in Bristol, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4B8): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Green Acres Airport (CT96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bristol, CT at a field elevation of 950 ft. CT96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4B8, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDL.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4B8, 4.9 nm away.

Wind
020° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.50"
Temp / Dew
35°F / 2°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.50 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K4B8 281215Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3050 RMK AO2 T00181009 $

What changed at K4B8 (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for CT96

Based on the nearest station (K4B8), CT96 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 950 ft). CT96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDL, about 19 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
34FAV2 kt head2 kt right
162 kt tail2 kt left

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CT96 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
    1,800 × 24 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CT96
    Wind
    16
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    34
    2 kt headwind · 2 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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CT96 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 CT96

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

PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 19 NM NE of CT96 · 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) · 79 NM N of CT96 · 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) · 78 NM NE of CT96 · 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) · 19 NM E of CT96 · 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.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 37 NM NE of CT96 · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
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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 CT96

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4B8 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
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.

34
83%
16
17%

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Live crosswind meter

CT96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4B8, 4.9 nm away.

N34163 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 54° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Green Acres Airport (CT96)
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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
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CT96
City
Bristol
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
950 ft
Coordinates
41.7094, -72.9713
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K4B8
TAF
Nearest KBDL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Green Acres Airport (CT96)

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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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