Deblois Flight Strip (K43B) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBHB), K43B is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Deblois Flight Strip in Deblois, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBHB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Deblois Flight Strip (K43B) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Deblois, ME at a field elevation of 218 ft. K43B has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBHB, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBHB, 23 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBHB 281856Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00831039 $
What changed at KBHB (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.43 → 30.41 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K43B
Based on the nearest station (KBHB), K43B is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 218 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 4,500 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 33 | 4,500 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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K43B 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 15/334,500 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K43BWind
- 15
- 2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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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 21 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K43B 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 K43B
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBHB reported mostly VFR across 19 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 60%
- 15
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1729Z (1:29 PM EDT)
TAF KBHB 281729Z 2818/2918 22008KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
K43B has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBHB, 23 nm away.
Wind is 75° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 43B
- City
- Deblois
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 218 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7264, -67.9907
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBHB
- TAF
- Nearest KBGR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 0m
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