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Hawthorne Feather Airpark (K8B1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:52 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAFN), K8B1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hawthorne Feather Airpark in Hillsboro, NH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAFN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hawthorne Feather Airpark (K8B1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hillsboro, NH at a field elevation of 600 ft. K8B1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAFN, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,260 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCON.

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VFR
Observed 0952Z (5:52 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAFN, 16 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.46"
Temp / Dew
26°F / -3°C
dew 23°F / -5°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -3°C (26°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAFN 280952Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP331 T10331050 $

What changed at KAFN (nearest station)?

Since the 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K8B1

Based on the nearest station (KAFN), K8B1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,100 ft (field elevation 600 ft). K8B1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCON, 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.

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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K8B1 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
    3,260 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K8B1
    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
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K8B1 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 K8B1

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

PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 63 NM W of K8B1 · 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) · 19 NM SW of K8B1 · 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) · 90 NM S of K8B1 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K8B1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
56%
02
44%

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Live crosswind meter

K8B1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAFN, 16 nm away.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,260 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hawthorne Feather Airpark (K8B1) 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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8B1
City
Hillsboro
State
New Hampshire
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
43.0620, -71.9053
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,260 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAFN
TAF
Nearest KCON
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hawthorne Feather Airpark (K8B1)

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 Hawthorne Feather Airpark, 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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