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Robertson Field (K4B8) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 28, K4B8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Robertson Field in Plainville, CT, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Robertson Field (K4B8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plainville, CT at a field elevation of 202 ft. K4B8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,666 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.49"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 9°C
dew 27°F / -3°C

Wind calm, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 22,000 ft, scattered clouds at 36,000 ft, temperature 9°C (47°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K4B8 281535Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW220 SCT360 08/M03 A3049 RMK AO2 T00851026 $

What changed at K4B8?

Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 26,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for K4B8

K4B8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 202 ft). K4B8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBDL, about 17 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
02--
20--

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K4B8 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 02/20
    3,666 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K4B8
    Wind
    02
    no steady wind
    20
    no steady wind
    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
061215Z04Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K4B8 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 K4B8

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

PIREP1441Z (10:41 AM EDT) · 99 NM N of K4B8 · 31,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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RUT UA /OV RUT230015/TM 1441/FL310/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RUT230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1441Reported at 14:41 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1307Z (9:07 AM EDT) · 72 NM E of K4B8 · during climb · E75S
cont light 230 turbulence
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UUU UA /OV UUU/TM 1307/FL230/TP E75S/TB CONT LGT 230/RM DURC
UUU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UUULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT 230Turbulence: cont light 230.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 77 NM NW of K4B8 · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 57 NM W of K4B8 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1246Z (8:46 AM EDT) · 24 NM S of K4B8 · during descent · A310
light chop 240 turbulence
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HVN UA /OV MAD/TM 1246/FL230/TP A310/TB LGT CHOP 240/RM DURD
HVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A310Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 240Turbulence: light chop 240.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 29 NM SW of K4B8 · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 76 NM NW of K4B8 · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
occasional light chop turbulence
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ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1224/FL410/TP E55P/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 17 NM NE of K4B8 · 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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K4B8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K4B8 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 21,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 21,000 ft
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: 21,000 ft
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.

02
83%
20
17%

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Live K4B8 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K4B8's own weather station.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 3,666 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Robertson Field (K4B8) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1900 local; Sat-Sun 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Pattern altitude
1,002 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K4B8
FAA LID
4B8
City
Plainville
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
202 ft
Coordinates
41.6904, -72.8648
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,666 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBDL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for Robertson Field (K4B8)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Robertson Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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