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Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KORH), K8B5 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Tanner Hiller Airport in Barre/Barre Plains, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KORH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Barre/Barre Plains, MA at a field elevation of 584 ft. K8B5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KORH, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,027 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KORH.

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VFR
Observed 2254Z (6:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KORH, 12.5 nm away.

Wind
230° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KORH 282254Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP301 T00781011

What changed at KORH (nearest station)?

Since the 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K8B5

Based on the nearest station (KORH), K8B5 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 584 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
24FAV6 kt head1 kt right
066 kt tail1 kt left

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K8B5 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 06/24
    3,027 × 40 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K8B5
    Wind
    06
    6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    24
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061223Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K8B5 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 K8B5

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

PIREP2152Z (5:52 PM EDT) · 75 NM NW of K8B5 · 9,000 ft MSL · P28B
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RUT UA /OV CAM046032 /TM 2152 /FL090 /TP P28B /SK SKC /WX FV10SM /TA 02 /WV 29524KT
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAM046032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2152Reported at 21:52 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P28BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 02Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 29524KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP2028Z (4:28 PM EDT) · 45 NM E of K8B5 · 15,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft turbulence
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BOS UA /OV BOS225017/TM 2028/FL150/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160
BOS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOS225017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2028Reported at 20:28 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 22 NM SE of K8B5 · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 35 NM SW of K8B5 · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K8B5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KORH 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: 5/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
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.

24
58%
06
42%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2323Z (7:23 PM EDT)

TAF KORH 282323Z 2900/2924 23006KT P6SM FEW250 FM290600 24010KT P6SM SCT250 FM291600 23010G20KT P6SM SKC FM292100 22011KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

K8B5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KORH, 13 nm away.

N24066 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,027 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8B5
City
Barre/Barre Plains
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
584 ft
Coordinates
42.3564, -72.1301
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,027 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KORH
TAF
Nearest KORH
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5)

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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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