Rainbow's End Airport (JY39) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KILG), JY39 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rainbow's End Airport in Salem, NJ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KILG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rainbow's End Airport (JY39) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Salem, NJ at a field elevation of 11 ft. JY39 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KILG, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KILG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KILG, 6.6 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KILG 280951Z 35004KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP301 T00670061 PNO $
What changed at KILG (nearest station)?
Since the 0851Z (4:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0851Z (4:51 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for JY39
Based on the nearest station (KILG), JY39 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately -1,600 ft (field elevation 11 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 19 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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JY39 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 01/192,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at JY39Wind
- 01
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
JY39 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at JY39
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KILG 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.
- 01
- 74%
- 19
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)
TAF KILG 280520Z 2806/2906 03003KT P6SM SKC FM281600 13006KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
JY39 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KILG, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- JY39
- City
- Salem
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6611, -75.4653
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KILG
- TAF
- Nearest KILG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 8m
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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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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Salem County R/C Club Inc - Cheney Rd , Salem, NJ · 6 mi
- Clayton RC Incorporated - Route 40 , 852 U.S. 40, NJ · 12 mi
- Propstoppers MAC 3 , Brookhaven, PA · 15 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Rainbow's End Airport (JY39)
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