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Twitchell Airport (K3B5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLEW), K3B5 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Twitchell Airport in Turner, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLEW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Twitchell Airport (K3B5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Turner, ME at a field elevation of 356 ft. K3B5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLEW, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (11/29, 12/30), the longest 2,151 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUG.

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VFR
Observed 1956Z (3:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLEW, 8.7 nm away.

Wind
220° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLEW 281956Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP302 T00891044

What changed at KLEW (nearest station)?

Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.42 → 30.40 inHg.

Current pilot readout for K3B5

Based on the nearest station (KLEW), K3B5 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (29, 30). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 356 ft). K3B5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUG, about 20 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
29FAV2 kt head4 kt left
302 kt head5 kt left
112 kt tail4 kt right
122 kt tail5 kt right

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K3B5 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 11/29
    2,151 × 100 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3B5
    Wind
    11
    2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    29
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 12/30
    2,104 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3B5
    Wind
    12
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    30
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
061220Z08Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K3B5 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at K3B5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

30
41%
29
27%
12
17%
11
15%

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Live crosswind meter

K3B5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLEW, 8.7 nm away.

N29115 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 61° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,151 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Twitchell Airport (K3B5)
N ↑

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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3B5
City
Turner
State
Maine
Country
United States
Elevation
356 ft
Coordinates
44.1889, -70.2329
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,151 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLEW
TAF
Nearest KAUG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 12m

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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Twitchell Airport (K3B5)

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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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